"Remember the Alamo!" resonates through history—a cry that evokes memories of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Barrett Traavis—three of the many heroes who died there.   But few remember Susanna Dickinson, the woman of quiet courage and unwavering resolve who survived the massacre to tell its story.  Were it not for Susanna, the Alamo might have been forgotten.

Susanna was spared death at the Alamo by Mexico's General Santa Anna so that she could bear witness of his might to Sam Houston's rebel Texas army.  But Susanna scorned the general's attempt to maker her his emissary.  Her chilling story instead provoked a rage and inspired a memory that fired the strength of Houston's badly outnumbered Texans.  They decisively defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto, and this victory assured Texas's independence from Mexico.

Never before has history spoken so vividly to children.  John Jakes tells a story of bravery and spirit that has significance for all time.  Paul Bacon's masterful illustrations join with the text to draw the reader right into the heart of this deeply moving struggle for liberty.

From the dust jacket