A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory

Randy Roberts, James Olson

ISBN 10: 0684835444 / ISBN 13: 9780684835440

Published by The Free Press, New York, NY, 2001

About this Item

The Free Press, New York. 2001. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail; one folded page. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.00); light bumping to head and tail; scratch on the rear panel. Beige paper over boards with black overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 356 pp 8vo. This book is the full story of the Alamo, from the weeks and months that led up to the final encounter to movies and speeches that continue to remember it today. Using new sources, the authors retell the story of the Alamo for a new generation of Americans. A clean very presentable copy.

Seller Inventory # 016379

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory
• Publisher: The Free Press, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684835444
• ISBN 13: 9780684835440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Texas Related
  • Americana
  • Southwestern History

About this title

Synopsis

The authors of John Wayne: American tackle another American myth, using the famous de la Pe±a diary and newly released Mexican documents to reconstruct a rich, lucid portrait of this seminal event in Western history. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Randy Roberts is professor of history at Purdue University. He is the author of Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes and the co-author (with James Olson) of John Wayne: American. Both books are published by The Free Press. He lives in Lafayette, Indiana.