john coffee hayes who should be a household word like davy crockett but he is not? no. you can just keep going. the fact is for me as a writer i could go sell a book in new york to people who didn't have a clue. not only to an editor who gives me many which they do but i could sell to a country that had never heard of these guys. what it a cool thing. there were books done about these things. they tended to be prisoners of their region. texas a&m press, 700 copies. there is no distribution. i saw my opportunity. i took it. the comanche story is just one of the great stories and what i love about it is it is like the best kind of a school lesson you could get from the most beloved history professor. it uses a vehicle, in this case, the comanche tribe, to teach you how the west was won. it was not one until it was lost. -- won until it was lost. they constituted an incredible physical barrier to everything that happened in the west the mexicans and texans and americans and spanish and everybody else. and determined what happened around them. they occupied the southern pla

this making for a texas sized battle that propel the legend of davy crockett, and more. to have you here today. >> i think so many folks around the country would be surprised to know that this famed symbol has gone for decades without major repairs that have been needed to preserve the site. why has it taken so long to do something about this? >> well, we have actually recently done some significant repairs. the roof of the alamo that was in need of a lot of help has been repaired as well as the roof of the other area. so we have been addressing some of those needs over the last few years since the general land office took over oversight in 201 20111. >> isn't it true that you have had had problems with water leaks after years and years of neglect? >> well, it's an old building and we have taken a look at that and of course been watching that since we have had oversight and have been working on all of those issues. it's a 300 year old building and it's limestone. we're in the middle of finishing up studies on conservation and preservation to help us prioritize and help u

crockett." don't call him davie. here's the "factor" letter of the week from anaheim, colorado. mr. o.out god and anger. i feel many of my prayers have gone unanswered as i have cerebral palsy, my wife is disabled as well. i will continue to pray for mercy as we need help. don't surrender, mike. fight the good fight. god will reward you in the end, but none of us can know how that will happen. enjoy your signed copy of "legends and lies." and as i said last night tip of the day, a just god understands anger. even at the deity. if it's sincere. finally tonight, the "factor" tip of the day, my four history books under the banner of "killing" are everywhere even on "jeopardy." >> nonfiction for 1,200. >> in the fourth book in his "killing" series bill o'reilly writes about the strange death of his world war ii general. ellen? >> who is patton? >> good. >> now, for answering that question, ellen got 1,200 bucks. not bad. "jeopardy" starring our pal alex trib beckon tribek now on the air 31 years. one of the few tv programs that teaches us something every night. that is it for us tonight. p