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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Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine dj. Giftable. 581 pgs. A huge, riveting, deeply imagined novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo--remarkable and passionate story-telling that allows us to participate at last in an American legend. Endpapers show the Fort at the Alamo drawn Feb. 23, 1836.
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.