A courageous and vastly outnumbered group of Texas settlers, led by Colonel William Travis, frontiersman Jim Bowie, and the legendary Davy Crockett, defend their fortress against the forces of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Original. (A Touchstone Pictures film, releasing December 2003, written by Leslie Bohem, John Sayles, & John Lee Hancock; directed by John Lee Hancock; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, & Mark Johnson; starring Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patrick, & Patrick Wilson) (Historical Fiction)
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Review:
"For readers who seek information concerning the Alamo battle and its place in the national psyche, The Alamo constitutes one-stop shopping. Many of its illustrations are extremely rare and some have never appeared in public prior to their appearance in Thompson's book."
About the Author:
Frank Thompson is an author, filmmaker, and film historian with a lifelong interest in the Alamo. Among his twenty books are The Alamo: A Cultural History, Alamo Movies, and The Alamo: The Illustrated Story of the Epic Film. He has also written numerous articles on the Alamo for publications ranging from Texas Monthly to The Philadelphia Inquirer. As an Alamo authority, Thompson has appeared in the History Channel's television documentaries "The Alamo" and "History vs. Hollywood: The Alamo," and has produced five video releases on the Alamo. He lives in North Hollywood, California. For more information on this book and the author, please visit Frank Thompson's web site at www.frankthompson.tv.
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- PublisherHyperion
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0786890827
- ISBN 13 9780786890828
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages320
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