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Author | : Wallace Chariton |
Publisher | : Taylor Trade Publishing |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1992-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461708818 |
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Did the famous Davy Crockett surrender at the Alamo or die fighting like a tiger according to Texas tradition? Did Sam Houston lie when he said he ordered James Bowie to blow up the Alamo? What happened to James C. Neill, the real commander of the Alamo? You be the judge. After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary letters and accounts by participants, government documents from the period, newspaper articles, diary entries, and even receipts, Wallace O. Chariton has answered these and many more of the perplexing Alamo questions. No punches are pulled in this hard hitting investigation. Some of the answers presented may excite your patriotic yearnings: other more controversial answers may ignite your historical anger. In either event, some new light has been cast onto a few of the shadows of the Alamo legends.
Author | : Adina de Zavala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Wallace O. Chariton |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) |
ISBN | : 1556222556 |
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Exploring the Alamo legends sheds some new light onto a few of the shadows of the Alamo legends.
Author | : Bryan Burrough |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2022-06-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 198488011X |
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A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas's struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn't alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamo's meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texas's future begins to look more and more different from its past. It's the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place that's gotten awfully dark.
Author | : Jessica Gunderson |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2014-07-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1491402091 |
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"Explores the myths, facts, and legends associated with the Alamo"--
Author | : Holly Beachley Brear |
Publisher | : Univ of TX + ORM |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2010-06-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0292763239 |
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This study explores the multiple histories and mythologies of San Antonio’s famous Spanish mission and Texas Revolution battle site. The Alamo Mission still evokes tremendous feeling among many Americans, and especially among Texans. For Anglo Texans, it is the “Cradle of Texas Liberty” and a symbol of Western expansion. But Hispanic Texans increasingly view the Alamo as a stolen symbol, its origin as a Spanish mission forgotten, its famous defeat used to rob Hispanics of their place in Texas history. In this study, Holly Beachley Brear explores what the Alamo means to the numerous groups that lay claim to its heritage. Brear shows how—and why—Alamo myths often diverge from the historical facts. She decodes the agendas of various groups, including the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (who maintain the site), the Order of the Alamo, the Texas Cavaliers, and LULAC. She also probes attempts by individuals and groups to rewrite the Alamo myth to include more positive roles for themselves. With new perspectives on all the sacred icons of the Alamo and the Fiesta that celebrates (one version of) its history each year, Inherit the Alamo challenges stereotypes and offers a new understanding of the Alamo’s ongoing role in shaping Texas and American history and mythology.
Author | : Adina De Zavala |
Publisher | : Kessinger Publishing |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2009-03 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781104206505 |
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author | : Wallace O. Chariton |
Publisher | : Wordware Publishing |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) |
ISBN | : 9781556221323 |
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After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary letters and accounts by participants, government documents from the period, newspaper articles, diary entries, and even receipts, Wallace O. Chariton has answered these and many more of the perplexing Alamo questions. No punches are pulled in this hard hitting investigation. Some of the answers presented may excite your patriotic yearnings: other more controversial answers may ignite your historical anger. In either event, some new light has been cast onto a few of the shadows of the Alamo legend.
Author | : Roy Sorrels |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0766046141 |
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The battle for the Alamo has become one of the most famous conflicts in American history. In 1836, General Santa Ana led troops in a battle to defend the Alamo, a Spanish-built mission in San Antonio. This battle escalated between American pioneers and Mexican troops into a fight for Texan Independence from Mexico. Author Roy Sorrels narrates the battle for control between Texans and Mexicans.
Author | : Frank Thompson |
Publisher | : Taylor Trade Publishing |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2001-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461734355 |
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After two short weeks under siege, the climactic battle of the Alamo lasted under an hour, but its aftermath spawned a legend. The Alamo: A Cultural History explores the transformation of the fort from its 1718 inception as a Franciscan mission to its current status as a tourist attraction, historical monument, and international symbol of freedom.