Road to Revolution: Santa Anna’s Army Approaches
Mexico’s dictator and general, Santa Anna, was furious! Most of the citizens of Mexico...
The Red Rovers Came Over
On December 12, 1835 a group of 70 military volunteers calling themselves the Red...
The Siege of Béxar…and a FREE RESOURCE!
We think of 1836 as the year when Texas won its independence from the...
Road to Revolution: The Treaty(s) of Velasco
Texas won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto on 21...
Insights from Texas History by Tom Glass
While I was at the 2015 THSC Homeschool Conference in The Woodlands, I had...
Road to Revolution: Santa Anna Surrenders
If I may be blunt, Santa Anna was not only a murderous and immoral...
Road to Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto
Houston began with approximately 1200 Texians in his volunteer army, but after the slaughter...
Road to Revolution: Emily West Morgan
Most Texans are familiar with the song The Yellow Rose of Texas made popular by Roy...
Road to Revolution: The Which Way Tree
Sometimes we forget that the people we remember as history’s heroes were as human as...
Road to Revolution: An April Fool?
Here’s something to think about: Santa Anna was not always a dictator. The Mexican...