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Subject: ALAMO
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` SAN ANTONIO MEMORIES, by RUDOLPH N. HILL    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Beneath the arches dark, on green
Last Line: All loveliness is san antone.
Subject(s): Alamo; San Antonio, Texas


THE DEFENSE OF THE ALAMO [MARCH 6, 1835], by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Santa ana [anna] came storming, as a storm might come
Last Line: When duty fronts death in his alamo.
Alternate Author Name(s): Miller, Joaquin
Subject(s): Alamo; Bowie, James (1796-1836); Crockett, Davy (1786-1836); Patriotism; Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez De (1794-1876); Texas Revolution (1835-1836); Travis, William Barret (1809-1836)


THE MEN OF THE ALAMO, by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: To houston at gonzales town, ride, ranger, for your life
Last Line: "thermopylae left one alive -- the alamo left none."
Subject(s): Alamo; Bowie, James (1796-1836); Courage; Crockett, Davy (1786-1836); Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez De (1794-1876); Texas Revolution (1835-1836); Travis, William Barret (1809-1836); Valor; Bravery


WITHIN THE ALAMO, by KARLE WILSON BAKER    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: He drew a straight line
Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Charlotte
Subject(s): Alamo