HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) – Rusk County recently hosted “Victory or Death” Voices from the Alamo and Beyond on April 21. The event showcased the unveiling of a bronze Alamo Letter plaque and a ...

The 1836 'Victory or Death' letter penned by William Travis at the Alamo is one of the most famous documents in American history.© Source: Texas State Library ...

“I’m going – victory or death.” And so, they do. They go through the plume, beneath the sand curtain. Success? No harm, no foul? Not so much. Authorities were quick to condemn the stunt.

William Barret Travis’s famed “Victory or Death” letter, written inside the walls of the besieged Alamo on Feb. 24, 1836, is one of the most important historical documents in Texas.

In 2012, visitors examined the “Victory or Death” letter written by William Barret Travis on display at the Alamo. Contributing columnist Tyra Damm wonders if we’re losing our convictions as ...

The 1836 'Victory or Death' letter penned by William Travis at the Alamo is one of the most famous documents in American history. (Source: Texas State Library) The Travis Letter is considered one of ...