<p><span class="deck">None of its defenders survived, so that legends obscure their fate. But the facts do no dishonor to these beleaguered men, sworn to fight on until the end “at the peril of our lives, liberties and fortunes”</span></p>
<p>If you want to visit the relic itself, you must go to San Antonio. But, to get the feel of what it was like for Crockett and Travis and the rest, you should drive west into the Texas prairie.</p>
