The bond between a little girl and her doll lives forever. Patty the Rag doll has a very special friend, Susannah, who she lives with from her childhood days to her marriage to Almeron Dickinson and beyond. Susannah, Almeron, and Patty travel to Texas in search of a better life, only to be caught up in the whirlwind of a revolution that starts before their very eyes in Gonzalez. Susannah will rise to the occasion as they share a small room in the Alamo during the legendary battle, becoming one of the great heroes of Texas history.