THE TEXAN REVOLUTION OF 1836: A Concise Historical Perspective Based On Original Sources. by [ALAMO]. Borroel, Roger - 2002

East Chicago: La Villita Publication, 2002. 2nd revised and expanded edition. Wraps. FINE. 235pp., photos, index, bibliography, sources, notes.

Contains the outcome of Filisola's Trial, a critique of Francisco Ruiz's account of the fall of the Alamo, the surrrender and execution of Fannin etc. This text has the latest research on this short, but brutal war for the control of Texas in 1836. Translations of official documents from Mexican Army units and government sources. This includes for example, General Sesma's two battle reports on the Battle of the Alamo, plus Goliad and San Jacinto. This text also includes the first detail account ever of the Mexican withdrawal from Texas and the political reasons forcing the retreat. And of course Davy Crockett, William Travis, James Bowie and 251 more men are in two chapters of the book.