Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth. This item is unavailable.Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

Every nation needs a creation myth, and Texas''s myths bite deep. 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. 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.

Bryan Burrough is the author of six books, including The Big Rich, Days of Rage, and Public Enemies, and a coauthor of the number one New York Times bestseller Barbarians at the Gate.

Chris Tomlinson is a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News and the author of the New York Times bestselling Tomlinson Hill about his family's slaveholding history in Texas. From 1995 to 2007, he reported from more than thirty countries and nine wars for the Associated Press.

Jason Stanford is a writer and former communications director for the mayor of Austin. As a political consultant, Stanford has helped elect or reelect at least thirty members of Congress.