This full-scale novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo weaves in a love story between an American naturalist and a widow innkeeper who, along with her 16-year-old son, get swept up in the harrowing events of the heroic battle.
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This full-scale novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo weaves in a love story between an American naturalist and a widow innkeeper who, along with her 16-year-old son, get swept up in the harrowing events of the heroic battle.
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Near Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 736 pp. First printing thus. There is some stress creasing on the spine, and some shelf-soiling on the lower page edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
Stephen Harrigan is an excellent writer, but I was disappointed in this work. His ?pledge of absolute fidelity to the truth of the events? should continue with ? as I interpret them. In many ways his book is historically accurate, but he lost credibility with what appear to be repeated attempts to intentionally degrade the Texians. Yes, Texas was a desolate place that attracted a rough crowd with questionable pasts. Bowie and Houston were alcoholics. Travis had ?an eye for the ladies?, Susannah and Angelina Dickinson may have prostituted themselves in their efforts to survive. But his comments struck me as blatant attacks on the defenseless. His insinuation that the siege has been presented as a ?glorious? event is incorrect. His comment that the Alamo garrison had ?given their lives ? but oh, not willingly, not exaltedly? is disappointing. Around a thousand people gave their lives in the Alamo siege. They all deserve better than this.