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Trade Paperback 243 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reprint edition 2015. Striking illustrated wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear - bubbles on cover where plastic has delaminated. Also a few scrapes and scratches. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.The Battle of the Alamo represented for Mexico an inconsequential victory in the war against the rebellious settlers who sought the independence of Texas. For the United States, it is the cornerstone that would give new meaning to its concept of nation and the empire it would become. What really happened? Why does an unimportant battle concentrate the black heart of the American empire?
Paco Ignacio Taibo II meticulously reconstructs the facts and tells us how they lied, deceived, heroics were fabricated and weaknesses were omitted in pursuit of the legend. The Alamo aims to open the door to… Read More
