In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.

Presents the account of the battle of the Alamo in 1836 between less than 200 Texas defenders and the armies of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna told from the perspective of the Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans who witnessed it.

Discusses the formation of the Texas Rangers and their role in protecting pioneers, in the war between Texas and Mexico, and in today's Texas.