ISBN: 9780684865102

All Americans, not just Texans, remember the Alamo. But the siege and brief battle at that abandoned church in February and March 1836 were just one chapter in a much larger story -- larg… Mehr…

All Americans, not just Texans, remember the Alamo. But the siege and brief battle at that abandoned church in February and March 1836 were just one chapter in a much larger story -- larger even than the seven months of armed struggle that surrounded it. Indeed, three separate revolutionary traditions stretching back nearly a century came together in Texas in the 1830s in one of the great struggles of American history and the last great revolution of the hemisphere. Anglos steeped in 1776 fervor and the American revolution came seeking land, Hispanic and native Americans joined the explosion of republican uprisings in Mexico and Latin America, and the native "tejanos" seized on a chance for independence. As William C. Davis brilliantly depicts in "Lone Star Rising," the result was an epic clash filled not just with heroism but also with ignominy, greed, and petty and grand politics.In "Lone Star Rising," Davis deftly combines the latest scholarship on the military battles of the revolution, including research in seldom used Mexican archives, with an absorbing examination of the politics on all sides. His stirring narrative features a rich cast of characters that includes such familiar names as Stephen Austin, Sam Houston, and Antonio Santa Anna, along with "tejano" leader Juan Seguin and behind-the-scenes players like Andrew Jackson. From the earliest adventures of freebooters, who stirred up trouble for Spain, Mexico, and the United States, to the crucial showdown at the San Jacinto River between Houston and Santa Anna there were massacres, misunderstandings, miscalculations, and many heroic men.The rules of war are rarely stable and they were in danger of completedisintegration at times in Texas. The Mexican army often massacred its Anglo prisoners, and the Anglos retaliated when they had the chance after the battle of San Jacinto. The rules of politics, however, proved remarkably stable: The American soldiers were democrats who had a hard time sustaining campaigns if they didn't agree to them, and their leaders were as given to maneuvering and infighting as they were to the larger struggle. Yet in the end "Lone Star Rising" is not a myth-destroying history as much as an enlarging one, the full story behind the slogans of the Alamo and of Texas lore, a human drama in which the forces of independence, republicanism, and economics were made manifest in an unforgettable group of men and women. Media >, [PU: Scribners]<

1990, ISBN: 9780684865102

Berkley, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Light blemishing on page edges. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Slight rise to front c… Mehr…

Berkley, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Light blemishing on page edges. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Slight rise to front cover. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust Jacket shows light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!, Berkley, 1990, Free Press. Hardcover. 0684865106 FAST SHIPPING!! No CD Included. Access code may be previously used. Heavy wear, wrinkling, creasing or tears on cover and spine. Heavy writing and highlighting. Cover has used book stickers or residue. Marker on cover or bottom edge of book. Book may have additional damage or defects not listed above. . Fair., Free Press<

ISBN: 9780684865102

Hardcover book. 368 pages. Published by Media > Not Applicable, [PU: Scribners]

ISBN: 9780684865102

Hardcover book. 368 pages. Published by Free Press Media > Book, [PU: Scribners]