EP. 142: Letters from the Alamo (?)
From Wise About Texas by Ken Wise
February 22, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 143
About this episode
This episode explores the possibility of letters written by the defenders of the Alamo to their families and whether any of those letters survived.
Most are familiar with William Barret Travis’ letters from the Alamo, espcially his February 24th letter promising “Victory or Death!” But could there hqave been others? Did the defenders write their families? Did those letters survive? We examine that possibility in this episode of Wise About Texas.
Topics covered
- history
- culture
- society
Keywords
- William Barret Travis
- letters from the Alamo
- Victory or Death
- defenders
- families
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Wise About Texas
Places: Alamo
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