Before The Siege
Episode 22 of the Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast podcast, hosted by The Alamo, titled "Before The Siege" was published on February 22, 2024 and runs 18 minutes.
February 22, 2024 ·18m · Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Summary
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast Episode 22: Before The Siege February 1836, before the Siege of the Alamo. History tells us what’s coming next. But for the people living through these events, information is painstakingly slow, arriving only by letter. Today we reveal the written words that have survived, the repeated, grave concerns that battle will soon break out in San Antonio, why cries for help were never answered, and the startling realization that soldiers are staring dow...
Episode Description
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Episode 22: Before The Siege
February 1836, before the Siege of the Alamo. History tells us what’s coming next. But for the people living through these events, information is painstakingly slow, arriving only by letter.
Today we reveal the written words that have survived, the repeated, grave concerns that battle will soon break out in San Antonio, why cries for help were never answered, and the startling realization that soldiers are staring down death. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Curator, Historian & Lecturer Ernesto Rodriguez.
Attend the Alamo's Commemoration events: https://www.thealamo.org/remember/commemoration
See the Travis Letter at the Alamo: https://www.thealamo.org/visit/return-of-the-travis-letter
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