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At an old mission fortress, a struggle over land and freedom becomes a test of loyalty and courage.
In Remember the Alamo, Amelia E. Barr sets adventure against the Texas Revolution of the 1830s. Settlers from the United States and the government of Mexico stand at the heart of a tense struggle. On the edge of two nations, hopes for a fresh start meet questions of land, law and freedom.
The old Spanish mission in San Antonio becomes a fort for Texan defenders and a focus for the story's themes of courage and sacrifice. Barr brings invented lives alongside real events, giving the conflict a personal scale. Friendship, love and loyalty make the stakes more than a matter of borders: they become choices about what people hold dear.
What you’ll discover
- A frontier under strain Enter a Texas where the hope of a new life meets political conflict.
- The mission turned fortress Explore the Alamo as a place where the struggle for freedom takes concrete shape.
- History with a human face Follow invented lives that bring feelings, friendships and love into the sweep of real events.
- Loyalty put to the test Consider what it means to accept loss for a cause held close.
- Courage beyond the battle cry Discover an adventure that connects public conflict with the private weight of sacrifice.
Who will love it
Readers who enjoy romantic historical fiction, Texas and frontier history, family sagas with strong women, and stories where private loves and loyalties meet a real war and real heroes.
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- A Spanish city on the edge of revolt
- A stranger in buckskin asks for a choice
- Love, an order to disarm, and sons who ride
- A disarmed man rides to war
- Three women alone against a priest
- Letters from a battle and a burned Bible
- A short truce, a plot, and an army on the road
- What the story is really about
- How the story is told
Who’s who
- Dr. Robert WorthA New York physician settled in San Antonio for twenty-seven years, loved by all, who must choose between safety and the freedom of his countrymen.
- Antonia WorthHis steady, American-raised daughter who runs the household, reads her Bible and loves Dare Grant, and who must protect her family when the men leave.
- Isabel WorthHer younger sister, a Spanish-hearted dancer and singer of sixteen who loves Don Luis and fears the convent.
- Dona Maria FloresThe doctor's devout, affectionate and excitable wife, torn between her church, her Mexican pride and her love for her family.
- Luis AlvedaA handsome, romantic young Mexican who sings with his mandolin, admires Houston and the Americans, and wants to marry Isabel.
- Fray IgnatiusThe family's confessor, who wants the Worth house and the women's obedience for the church and is willing to use fear to get both.
- Lopez NavarroA wealthy Mexican gentleman who secretly helps the Americans and watches over the Worth women, quietly in love with Antonia.
- Sam HoustonThe tall, commanding American leader who persuades the doctor to join the cause and who prepares to lead the Texans against Santa Anna.
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Remember the Alamo
by Amelia E. Barr · 1888
A New York doctor in a Spanish Texas city must choose between his Mexican family and his countrymen's rebellion.
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A stranger in buckskin is about to visit a doctor, and a whole city is about to change. Remember the Alamo, a historical novel by Amelia E.
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A Spanish city on the edge of revolt
The story opens on a May evening in 1835 in San Antonio, a Spanish city begun by Franciscan monks in 1692. White domes rise above green trees. Monks, officers in scarlet sashes, traders and Comanche riders share the streets. At the Angelus bell the whole city falls silent for one minute.
Among the crowds, small groups of Americans watch and say little. They carry rifles and believe Texas should be free. Barr compares them to a pinch of salt in a stew, because they give the place its bite. Dr. Robert Worth walks home among them. Officials trust him because he has been a friend to his countrymen but never their accomplice.
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What is Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr about?
It follows the Worth family of San Antonio during the Texas Revolution. Dr. Robert Worth, an American married to a Mexican woman, must decide whether to fight. The book mixes family, love and war, with Houston, Crockett and Bowie as characters.
Is Remember the Alamo a true story?
It is a novel that places invented characters, such as the Worth family, among real people and events. Houston, Crockett, Bowie, Santa Anna and the siege and battles come from history, while the family's loves and quarrels are the author's creation.
Who is Fray Ignatius in the novel?
Fray Ignatius is the Worth family's priest and confessor. He holds great influence over Dona Maria and wants the family's house and money for his order. He is the main opponent of Antonia, who stands up to him.
The author
Amelia E. Barr
1831–1919 · English novelist
Amelia E. Barr was a British-born American novelist and one of the most prolific popular storytellers of her era, with dozens of novels including Remember the Alamo. The Belle of Bowling Green is a romance set in old New York, a world she returned to often.
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