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Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend

Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend

Joe is the ground-breaking story of a slave who survived the famed Alamo battle. His eyewitness account is indeed why people "Remember the Alamo."

2015

Lee Spencer White, et al.

Lee Spencer White, Ron J. Jackson

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A World War II Veteran’s Harrowing Journey of Survival, from Pearl Harbor to the Sinking of the USS…

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7 min readFeb 7, 2024

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The Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend

6 min readFeb 7, 2024

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The Cowboy Who Caught Wolves with His Hands for A President

By Ron J. Jackson, Jr.

7 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Were Geronimo’s Bones Pillaged from His Grave?

The Answer was Discovered Deep Within the Fort Sill, Oklahoma Archives

8 min readFeb 11, 2024

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The Price of Geronimo’s ‘Sins’

The Final, Emotional Chapter of the Chiricahua Apache as Prisoners of War

11 min read14 hours ago

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‘Blood of My Child’

The Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival of the Alamo Families

10 min read4 days ago

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A New Alamo Face Emerges 188 Years Later

A Forensic Sketch of a Skull Unearthed at the Alamo Likely Depicts an 1836 Battle Participant

10 min readMay 5, 2024

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Chief Black Kettle’s Dream and the Desecration of His Memory after Custer’s Annihilation of his…

By Ron J. Jackson, Jr.

10 min readApr 26, 2024

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Chief Black Kettle’s Dream and the Desecration of His Memory after Custer’s Annihilation of his…

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Where are the Alamo’s Missing Letters?

Missives written by Alamo defenders successfully slipped through the Mexican Army’s lines three days before the final attack on the old…

10 min readApr 22, 2024

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Was Cuba’s Fabled Monster Shark Hemingway’s Inspiration for The Old Man and The Sea?

By Ron J. Jackson, Jr.

5 min readApr 13, 2024

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Was Cuba’s Fabled Monster Shark Hemingway’s Inspiration for The Old Man and The Sea?

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Ron J. Jackson Jr.

Ron J. Jackson Jr.

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I’m a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, historian, and literary adventurer who is always in search of that next compelling story.

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