A Line In The Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory

Randy Roberts & James S. Olson

ISBN 10: 0684835444 / ISBN 13: 9780684835440

Published by The Free Press, 2001

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This is an Attractive Black spine on a beige board cover Military History hardback book in Very Good+ condition, with a Very Good+ jacket. c2001, 1st edition & 1st Printing. It is in nice condition both inside and out, looks very lightly read. It has a very bright & clean cover with very nice edges. Just a touch of bottom edge wear. It has Very tight & unmarked pages, no names and unmarked, not a remainder. The jacket with price is clean & bright with nice edges. Just a touch of edge wrinkle and a very light shelf wear. Nice illustrations. Remainder mark on bottom. 356 pages.All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #21098-325.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Line In The Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory
• Publisher: The Free Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684835444
• ISBN 13: 9780684835440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History Books

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Randy Roberts is professor of history at Purdue University. He is the author of Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes and the co author (with James Olson) of John Wayne: American. Both books are published by The Free Press. He lives in Lafayette, Indiana. James S. Olson is professor of history at Sam Houston State University. He is the author of many books, including The Ethinic Dimension in American History. He lives in Huntsville, Texas.