Meet the twenty-six year old lawyer who commanded Texas most famous garrison for thirteen incredible days and penned the words, "I shall never retreat or surrender-victory or death."
William Barrett Travis is the first scholarly biography of the legendary Alamo commander. Historian Archie P. McDonald treats his subject not merely as a god-like hero, but as the complete human being that he was. The result is an in-depth study that searches for an understanding of Travis character and multifaceted personality. The result is an exciting and entertaining, but above all contemplative analysis of...
Meet the twenty-six year old lawyer who commanded Texas most famous garrison for thirteen incredible days and penned the words, "I shall never retreat...