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Chargement... Alamo (6 mars 1836) (1961)par Walter Lord
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Walter Lord was a competent researcher who followed up his book on the loss of the Titanic, with this detailed account of the storming of the Alamo in the Texas war of independence. While it is good within its limits do not look for much about the Mexicans and the wider reasons for the revolt. There is nothing about slavery in this book. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garrison fought to the death rather than yield to an overwhelming army of Mexicans. Through the years the garrison's heroic stand has become so clothed in folklore and romance that the truth has nearly been lost. In A Time to Stand Walter Lord rediscovers and recreates the whole fascinating story. From contemporary documents, diaries, and letters, he has mined a wealth of fresh information that throws intriguing sidelights on the epic of the Alamo. What were the defenders like? Why did they take their stand? Did any escape? Did Davy Crockett surrender? The cast of characters includes not only famous figures like Jim Bowie but unknown, unsung men: John Purdy Reynolds, the wandering Pennsylvania surgeon; George Kimball, the industrious New York hatter, Micajah Autry of Tennessee, who was a far better poet than a businessman. And then there are the Mexicans: the fabulous Santa Anna; the smooth Colonel Almonte; the forlorn private Juan Basquez, who only wanted to stay home and make shoes. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)976.403History and Geography North America South Central U.S. Texas Statewide Mexican period, 1821-1836Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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