Description: Forget the Alamo by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 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.A New York Times bestseller!"Lively and absorbing. . ." - The New York Times Book Review"Engrossing." -Wall Street Journal"Entertaining and well-researched . . . " -Houston ChronicleThree 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, its no surprise that its myths bite deep. Theres 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 Mexicos push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texass 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 doesnt alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamos meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texass future begins to look more and more different from its past. Its the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place thats gotten awfully dark. Author Biography Bryan Burrough is the author of six books, including The Big Rich, Days of Rage, Public Enemies, and the No. 1 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 familys slave-owning history in Texas. From 1995-2007, he reported from more than 30 countries and nine wars for the Associated Press.Jason Stanford is a writer whose bylines have appeared in Texas Monthly, the Austin-American Statesman, the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, the Texas Tribune, and Texas Highways. The former communications director for Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Stanford previously worked as a political consultant and helped elect or re-elect more than 30 members of congress. He now publishes a weekly newsletter called The Experiment. Details ISBN 198488011X ISBN-13 9781984880116 Title Forget the Alamo Author Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 416 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc GE_Item_ID:141772015; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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Book Title: Forget the Alamo : the Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Latin America / Mexico, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / 19th Century, United States / General
Publication Year: 2022
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.4 in
Author: Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford, Bryan Burrough
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
