Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

by Chris Tomlinson, Bryan Burrough, Jason Stanford

Book Overview

A New York Times bestseller

"Lively and absorbing. . ." -- The New York Times Book Review

"Engrossing." --Wall Street Journal

"Entertaining and well-researched . . . " --Houston Chronicle

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984880098
• ISBN13: 9781984880093
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Totally worth it!

Already in the sights of the right-wingers and Texas jingoists who have fomented hysterics about the fate of the actual San Antonio battle site, and the story told to Texas students about the 1836 siege. The book, which is intended as a popular history and a rather breezy read, is half a reality-based retelling of the Alamo myth, and half a historiography that relates the telling of the myth itself.