Remember the Alamo

"Remember the Alamo" by Amelia E. Barr is a historical fiction story set in San Antonio, Texas, as tensions rise before the Mexican-American War. It introduces Dr. Robert Worth, a doctor dealing with tough choices involving family and politics, and his daughter Antonia, a young woman who is connected to her diverse heritage and conflicting loyalties while falling romantically for Don Luis. The book starts by showing San Antonio as a place full of different cultures where everyone's lives are mixed together, but as the American settlers demand independence, the town slowly turns into a place of conflict that leads up to the famous battle of the Alamo while exploring ideas of family, identity, and the struggle for freedom.