(Courtesty Photo)
This broadside of letter William Barret Travis wrote
from the Battle of the Alamo will be auctioned off by Sotheby's.
This broadside of letter William Barret Travis wrote
from the Battle of the Alamo will be auctioned off by Sotheby's.
Ah, to be filthy rich.
Aha, a broadside. As I recall the original is in the alamo.
By the way, I know where Swinney Switch is!
February 24? That is my birthday. And I had a cousin at the Alamo, Isaac Ryan. He died on the north wall near the canon, one of the first to die during the battle. His name is on a plaque inside the mission.
I didn't even know why you were posting this when I saw it on the main page, but when I saw the opening line I had to read the WHOLE thing, anyway, out of a duty to Texas.
That, and I wanted to make sure ya'll weren't under attack down there in Swinney Switch...
None of my folks were in Texas yet when this was written, but I have lived in Texas, my father and brother live in Texas and my great great-grandmother is buried there...
And reading it made me feel proud to have roots in that state.
Great scene from a great movie - THE ALAMO
(Travis and Bowie)
Texas Bump.