The Alamo Delegate: The Odyssey of Jesse B. Badgett

by Albert Lytle Partee

Overview

As the new nation expanded westward in early 1813, a party of travelers set out from coastal North Carolina bound for a journey none could imagine: Jesse B. Badgett and his family would help settle the then-unchartered lands of the American South.

But when destiny called, Jesse left his new life behind to deliver the last hope for his compatriots: a single letter.

The only biography of the state's most overlooked hero, The Alamo Delegate recounts the striking story of the expert rider who carried the fate of Texas in his saddlebag.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987398128
Publisher:	The Onteora Press
Publication date:	06/11/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	229
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Albert Lytle Partee is an attorney who lives and writes in Brentwood and Sewanee, Tennessee. After visiting the Alamo and living for a year in Dallas, he acquired a life-long interest in the Texas Revolution. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, he retired after over thirty years of practicing law, primarily with the Attorney General of Tennessee and as general counsel for the Tennessee Department of Health. He now spends his time with his wife , children, and grandchildren while exploring interests in writing, history, travel, birds, and restoring Onteora, a cabin built in 1898.

Table of Contents

Part I

1. Columbia

2. Waverley

3. A Land of Opportunity

Part II

4. The Choctaw Nation

5. The Little Rock Debating Society

6. Gone to Texas

7. The Singular Letter

8. The Bexar Resolutions

9. The Alamo Delegate

Part III

10. The Call and the Fall

11. Badgett's Landing

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a captivating story of an Alamo courier who helped change the course of Texas history. The Alamo Delegate is a refreshing new perspective on the struggle for Texian Independence." -- Kolby Lanham, Senior Researcher and Historian at the Alamo

"Fascinating, untold history of one man's almost accidental - but influential - footprint in the battle for Texas independence. Obscure no longer, Badgett's story serves as a bold reminder that one man can make a difference." -- KK Bruno, Author of Mischiefs and Miseries: a Novel of Jamestown 1607

"From his westward travels from North Carolina to his fateful encounter with history in San Antonio, Badgett's 'Odyssey' is quintessentially American: a tale of struggle, circumstance, and politics. Highly recommended for readers wishing to know more about this fascinating period." -- Thomas E. Jenkins, Ph.D., Professor of Classical Studies, Trinity University

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