Line in the Sand

The Alamo in Blood and Memory

Autor: Randy Roberts, James Olson

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Editura: Simon & Schuster

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San Antonio, Texas, 1836. A Mexican army led by Santa Anna attacks a small fort called the Alamo....

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Autor

Randy Roberts, James Olson

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2002

Pagini

368

EAN

9780743212335

ISBN

0743212339

Enbook ID

04907203

Editura

Simon & Schuster

Greutate

361

Dimensiuni

140 x 214 x 28

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San Antonio, Texas, 1836. A Mexican army led by Santa Anna attacks a small fort called the Alamo. Disputes still rage over exactly what happended, why it happened, and how it should be remembered. Indeed, the battles fought over the memory of the Alamo have been almost as fierce as their subject. In a riveting combination of history and cultural analysis, historians Randy Roberts and James N. Olson blend a rich narrative of the battle, told from the perspectives of both the Anglo and Mexican troops, drawing from a wide range of sources, including newly released documents from Mexican military archives and just-discovered pages of the famous de la Pena diary. Still controversial after all these years, the events at the Alamo pose some fascinating questions: Did Crockett really die a hero, or did he surrender before a summary execution? And why have Americans built a shrine for an event that lasted no more than ninety minutes, and inflated it into one of the country's biggest tourist attractions? A full explanation of the San Antonio encounter requires a peeling back of many layers. With powerful writing, Roberts and Olson retell the story of a great American myth, and show how and why it endures. This original volume is sure to change the way readers remember the Alamo.

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