Review: Vaughan Makes You Part of the Alamo
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
It's clear to see why master storyteller Robert Vaughan has hit the NYT bestseller list seven times and won claim to numerous awards as he interweaves this epic saga of the Alamo with the upheaval of the personal dreams and lives of those who participated in the tapestry of the time: a young woman (unknowingly) with a smattering of Negro blood, believing she is about to marry her longtime beau succumbs to his advances only to find herself pregnant with her lover gone to Texas (he having found out about her bloodlines and the illegal status of their proposed marriage in Louisiana). Her determination to find and marry him, against all odds, friends and families involved, is one of the several fascinating subplots within the fabric of this tale. The challenge of a duel that also, inadvertently, sweeps away the dreams and lives of dear friends and lovers provides another. Mesmerizing from start to finish, this is one history lesson, you'll carry around with you for days and one you'll never forget.