The Alamo
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: Frank Thompson.
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Dallas, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- History.; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836 -- Influence.
Description: Far more than another retelling of the story of the siege and fall of the fabled fort, THE ALAMO: A CULTURAL HISTORY looks at the far-reaching impact of the image and meaning of the Alamo, an image that has become an unshakeable part of our country's popular and political culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242) and index.