{"product_id":"forget-the-alamo-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-myth-paperback","title":"Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryan Burrough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Stanford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lively and absorbing. . .\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Engrossing.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Entertaining and well-researched . . . \" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThree 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's 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 \u003ci\u003eForget the Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over. \u003ci\u003eForget the Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 doesn't alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamo's meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texas's future begins to look more and more different from its past. It's the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place that's gotten awfully dark.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Burrough\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Big Rich\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDays of Rage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the No. 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBarbarians at the Gate\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Tomlinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for the\u003ci\u003e Houston Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e San Antonio Express-News \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eTomlinson Hill \u003c\/i\u003eabout his family's slave-owning history in Texas. From 1995-2007, he reported from more than 30 countries and nine wars for the\u003ci\u003e Associated Press. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Stanford\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer whose bylines have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, the A\u003ci\u003eustin-American Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, the \u003ci\u003eTexas Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTexas Highways\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.39 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978428514605,"sku":"9781984880116","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZWo1S0pUeCtDWW5oa2RMeVhxMFd3QT09.webp?v=1775805101","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/forget-the-alamo-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-myth-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}