Forget the Alamo : the rise and fall of an American myth / Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford.

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Burrough, Bryan, 1961- (Author) Tomlinson, Chris (Author) Stanford, Jason (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
Subjects:	Slavery > Texas > History > 19th century. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > History. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Folklore. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Siege, 1836. HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) Folklore. Slavery. Texas. Texas > San Antonio. Texas > San Antonio > Alamo. 1800-1899 History.
Genre:	Folklore. History.
Physical Description:	xxvii, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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