Battle For Texas

By Anne Pemberton

This page creates an adventure story starring your student or your child. He or she travels back in history to help Sam Houston win the Battle of San Jacinto and earn Independence for Texas in 1936.

Turn on your speakers to hear "Come to the Bower".

Directions to create story and book.

Music Credits

Background Music: "Come to the Bower". The tune was widely played during the time of this story and legend tells it was the music played for this battle. Synthesized by Randy Cabell, 2004. Music used by permission.

Illustration Credits

Illustrations used without permission, for educational use only. Some illustrations have been edited for this application.

1. History Hat: MSN Clipart
2. Main Battle Source and pictures of officers: http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/batsanjacinto.htm
3. Republic of Texas Map: http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/batsanjacinto.htm
4. Texas Flag: http://www.currensnet.com/PAGEMILL/flags.htm
5. Alamo: http://www.davisandjones.com/djshow/archives/alamo/alamo2.html
6. Battle of Alamo: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_alamo_1_e.html
7. Santa Anna (color) http:// www.u.arizona.edu/ ~mrankin/santaanna.html
8. Capture of Santa Anna (color) http://www.io.com/~xeke/santanna.htm
9. Sam Houston (young) http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/san-jacinto.html
10. Map of Battle: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_texas/san_jacinto_battle_1836.jpg
11. Texas Battle: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/books/jacinto1.html
12. San Jacinto River: http://www.clevelandtexas.com/life.htm
13. Buffalo Bayou: http://castor.tsl.state.tx.us/mcardle/sanjac/sanjac069.html
14. Mustangs sculpture http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/images/
15. General Santa Anna http://www.lsjunction.com/people/santanna.htm
16. Deaf Smith http://www.lsjunction.com/people/smith.htm
17. Lone Star Junction http://www.lsjunction.com/
    

Page created October 9, 2004. Anne Pemberton. Updated Wed, 10-Sep-2008 . AP.

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