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Subject: TRAVIS, WILLIAM BARRET (1809-1836)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` 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