Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
"Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast" is the official podcast of the Alamo. Located in the heart of San Antonio, the Alamo stands as the Shrine of Texas Liberty. More than 1.6 million visitors travel to the site each year, making it the #1 most visited destination in the State of Texas. The 300-year history of the Alamo is world-renowned and represents the core of Texas’ identity today. In 1960, the Alamo was designated a United States National Historic Landmark, and in 2015, it became part of the Lone Star State's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit theAlamo.org.
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Turning-Point Battles
Battlefields across the United States are forever hallowed ground, where blood was shed in pursuit of competing visions for the future. With each conflict, the people, the reasons, and the backdrops change. But the results - so many lives lost, the shifting balance of power - are the same.
Today we reveal how the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of Gettysburg were true turning points in their respective conflicts, how the written word impacted what came next, and how both battle sites are handling the modern-day struggles of growth. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Researcher & Historian Kolby Lanham and The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast's Jim Hessler.
Read Jim Hessler's biography: https://www.battlefields.org/contributors/james-hessler
Listen to The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast: https://thebattleofgettysburgpodcast.com/
National Park Service's Gettysburg website: https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast's interview with the Alamo's Kolby Lanham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07WniAYFPoI
