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Crockett, Davy, Stephen Vincent. Brennan, and Davy Crockett. An Autobiography of Davy Crockett.
N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
This source helped me a lot because it provided a very detailed account of what Davy Crockett did and
why he mightve done it. There were also very little doubts about its reliability, because even though
Crockett tended to exaggerate, most of the autobiography was true. I also got to see the people in the
Texas Revolution through Crocketts eyes.
James, Marquis. The Raven; a Biography of Sam Houston. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1929.
Web. 17 Apr. 2016
This book helped me by providing me with the dates in which important events in Sam
Houstons life happened.
This website gives an overview of Santa Anna life and it shows me the main points of Santa
Annas life.
"David Crockett (1786-1836) -- Biography." David Crockett (1786-1836) -- Biography. N.p., n.d. Web.
17 Apr. 2016.
This source was a great help in finding out the key aspects in Crocketts life. Although the autobiography
was great, Crockett wrote down every little detail, and sometimes I just needed the main points.
"Sam Houston a Texas Hero." Sam Houston a Texas Hero. N.p., 02 Sept. 2010. Web. 18 Apr.
2016.
This website provided fun facts and what happened in significant phases of Houstons life. In
other words, this website grouped everything together.
"Sam Houston (1793-1863)." Sam Houston (1793-1863). N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.
This website was a summary of Houstons life. This website was a summary and was easier to
understand than The Raven.
This website showed me early life and his end life. It gave a brief explanation of the Texan
Revolution. It told me what Santa Anna did after Sam Houston spared his life.
"Why Santa Anna Was President of Mexico 11 Times." About.com Education. N.p., n.d. Web.
25 Apr. 2016.
This website gives his whole life, but focuses on the Texas Revolution and what he did during
that time period. It describes the battles and what happened during them.
Seguin, Juan Nepomuceno, and Jesus F. De La Teja. A Revolution Remembered: The Memoirs and
Selected Correspondence of Juan N. Seguin. Austin, TX: State House, 1991. Print.
This book was written by Juan Seguin himself and it is filled with his accounts of the war. It showcases
his life; from him going to Texas to him fighting at the Texas Revolution. I better understood Juan
through reading this book. I got to see what occurred from Juan Seguins point of view and the
information in this book is the most reliable.
"SEGUIN, JUAN NEPOMUCENO." DE LA TEJA, JESUS F. TSHA, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2016.
This website contains many historical facts about Juan Seguins life. It is a source that contains many
articles about the Texas Revolution, other than people. I learned a lot of information from this website and
I have gained information about Juans entire life. It has info on his early child life, his life at war, and his
life after the revolution.