There wee not many survivors of the Alamo massacre but one of them was the personal servant and slave for William Travis. Joe was a slave and his story and involvement in this conflict is the basis of a new book called "Joe The Slave Who Became An Alamo Legend.". This book looks at basically the slave life of Joe and his eventual sale to William Travis who then traveled and quickly became involved in the Texas rebellion. Joe was barely able to survive this on condition he identify the key rebels. This is a book that shows the trial and tribulations being a slave in the 1840s and his description of the slave trade in St Louis is abhorrent and gives the reader an idea what occurred at these slave auctions. 
The book then turns towards a story of the Texas Rebellion for several chapters S the authors Ron Jackson and Lee Spencer White forget about Joe and it becomes a book about the Alamo. Of course, this is the reason that Joe became somewhat well known but as quickly as he appeared as a figure of Texas wars he disappeared and it is crudely exactly where Travis's slave went. Throughout this book the one consistency is that Joe wanted his freedom from both a Dr Young in Missouri and William Travis and towards the end he makes his way to the estate of William Travis's brother from Texas. At times this book seems to be more about the slave holders than the name of the slave on the book. This book is mostly about William Travis and talks about his life and how he made his way to Texas to be a martyr. This torturous slave story of Joe and his family is a interesting reading that somehow shows the suppressed family life the South put on these people and breaking them up became routine and a hated fact of the institution. The Joe story and his role at the Alamo is oneof the many short history stories that only the most dexterous readers of American history would know about and this book explaines the life story of this obscure slave in history. An interesting Western and American history book regardless who it is about or should be more about given the title.
The book then turns towards a story of the Texas Rebellion for several chapters S the authors Ron Jackson and Lee Spencer White forget about Joe and it becomes a book about the Alamo. Of course, this is the reason that Joe became somewhat well known but as quickly as he appeared as a figure of Texas wars he disappeared and it is crudely exactly where Travis's slave went. Throughout this book the one consistency is that Joe wanted his freedom from both a Dr Young in Missouri and William Travis and towards the end he makes his way to the estate of William Travis's brother from Texas. At times this book seems to be more about the slave holders than the name of the slave on the book. This book is mostly about William Travis and talks about his life and how he made his way to Texas to be a martyr. This torturous slave story of Joe and his family is a interesting reading that somehow shows the suppressed family life the South put on these people and breaking them up became routine and a hated fact of the institution. The Joe story and his role at the Alamo is oneof the many short history stories that only the most dexterous readers of American history would know about and this book explaines the life story of this obscure slave in history. An interesting Western and American history book regardless who it is about or should be more about given the title.
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