Sleuthing the Alamo Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution

Name: Sleuthing the Alamo Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution
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ISBN: 9780195163506

ISBN-10: 0195163508

ISBN-13: 9780195163506

Edition: 2004

Authors: James E. Crisp

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In Sleuthing the Alamo, historian James E. Crisp draws back the curtain on years of mythmaking to reveal some surprising truths about the Texas Revolution--truths often obscured by both racism and "political correctness," as history has been hijacked by combatants in the culture wars of the past two centuries. Beginning with a very personal prologue recalling both the pride and the prejudices that he encountered in the Texas of his youth, Crisp traces his path to the discovery of documents distorted, censored, and ignored--documents which reveal long-silenced voices from the Texan past. In each of four chapters focusing on specific documentary "finds," Crisp uncovers the clues that led to…

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List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 228
Size: 6.69" wide x 4.69" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Chronology: Major Events of the Texas Revolution, Autumn 1835-Spring 1836


Pride and Prejudice: A Personal Prologue



Sam Houston's Speechwriters



With Santa Anna in Texas



Looking for Davy



The Paintbrush and the Knife


Afterword: The Silence of the Yellow Rose


Recommendations for Further Reading