Slaughter at Goliad: The Mexican Massacre of 400 Texas Volunteers
Jay Stout deftly details the little-known and deeply disturbing tale of blunder and bluff that, on Palm Sunday 1836, led to the incredible Mexican massacre of hundreds of American captives at a long-forgotten Texas outpost. Powerful and fascinating. --W.E.B. Griffin,#1New York TimesBestselling AuthorJay Stout brings to life a gripping and little-known chapter in American history. Readers of Stout's previous books know that he's no dry historian; he writes about combat and leadership with the verve and truth of firsthand experience. But beware: by the time you putSlaughter at Goliaddown, you may find yourself planning a road trip to a little town in south Texas. . . . --Nathaniel Fick,author ofOne Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine OfficerSlaughter at Goliadis a magnificent contribution to our national sense of history and just a plain great read. Vividly re-creating a tragic event that was, in its time, as infamous and electrifying as the siege of the Alamo, this book also manages to be uncannily timely. The Goliad Massacre changed not only Texan, American, and Mexican history, but the history of our entire hemisphere, although the name may be nearly forgotten, its echoes still resound after almost two centuries. Finely researched and cleanly told, this tale of heroism and villainy ranks with any from our national past in terms of drama and excitement. --Ralph Peters,author ofWars of Blood and FaithandLooking for Trouble