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Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis
Written by William C. Davis
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Three Roads to the Alamo is the definitive book about the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis-the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic battles in American history-and about what really happened in that battle.
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William C. Davis
William C. Davis is a prolific historian, retired history professor from Virginia Tech, and was for more than twenty years a magazine and book publishing executive. He is the author or editor of more than forty books, including Three Roads to the Alamo and Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America.
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