The Man from the Alamo
John Rees, soldier and freedom fighter, was a shadowy figure who surfaced during two crucial nineteenth-century revolts and then disappeared from history. For the first time, author John Humphries reveals the fate of the man, first mentioned as a member of the New Orleans Greys, who fought for Texan Independence at the Alamo and narrowly escaped execution at the Goliad Mission. Later, Rees was one of the main agitators in the doomed Welsh Chartist movement. Twenty-two men died during the Chartist attack upon the Westgate Hotel when a detachment from the 45th Regiment of Foot, hidden behind the hotel's shuttered windows, discharged their muske…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-58980-335-0
- EAN: 9781589803350
- Produktnummer: 1759150
- Verlag: Pelican Pub Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 322 S.
- Masse: H19.3 cm x B13.3 cm x D2.0 cm 494 g
- Gewicht: 494
Über den Autor
John Humphries, a native of Newport in Wales, where the Chartist massacre occurred, is a former editor of The Western Mail.
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