The Alamo Reader: A Study in History
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Editor: Todd HansenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09
ISBN: 0811700607
Number of pages: 784
Publisher: Stackpole Books
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Book Review: Essential Alamo reading
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree that this is a "must read" for any serious student of the topic. The author admits that he is not a professional academic historian but he took on this massive work because he correctly realized how necessary it was. As large as this compilation is, it does not (indeed, could not) include all of the primary material on the Alamo. What it does do is successfully show the nature of the sources Alamo writers have been using and continue to use. The sources are not only contradictory in many cases, but often of limited reliability (even when they appear to be detailed "official" records). That is why students of the Alamo should read this book before they blindly accept judgements presented in any other format, be it a written history, documentary, historical novel, or film.
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