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Randy Roberts
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A Line In The Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Hardcover |
| Pages: |
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368 |
| Date: |
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2001-01-22 |
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0684835444 |
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Free Press |
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1.45 pounds |
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6.2 x 9.4 x 1.3 inches |
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1st |
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1 Sharon McMyne (USA: NJ) |
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1 DH (USA: TX) |
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Product Description
San Antonio Texas, 1836. A Mexican army led by Santa Anna attacks a small fort called the Alamo. Disputes still rage over what exactly happened and why. In a combination of historic and cultural analysis, historians Randy Roberts and James S. Olson blend a narrative of the battle, told from both an Anglo and Mexican perspective. They draw from a wide range of sources, including documents from Mexican military archives and pages from the famous diary of Jose Enrique de la Pena. The events of the Alamo pose a few questions: Did Davy 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 just 90 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. Roberts and Olson retell the story of a great American myth, and show how and why it endures.
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