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Episode 134
Published 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Episode 134: The Alamo Funeral Pyre Mystery
History makes clear: the bodies of the men who died defending the Alamo on March 6, 1836, were burned in a funeral pyre. But an enduring mystery has been, how many pyres there were?
We reveal how this mystery of history persists, why some eyewitness accounts have been called into question, and the prominent figures who have added to the debate. Featuring the Alamo's former curator Dr. Bruce Winders and Ron Current from the Still Current blog.
Read the Still Current blog: https://stillcurrent.blog