The Gates of the Alamo

by HARRIGAN, STEPHENLEYVA, HENRY

• ISBN13: 9780375415593
• ISBN10: 0375415599
• Edition: Abridged
• Format: Audio CD
• Copyright: 2000-02-29
• Publisher: Random House Audio

Summary

The first full-scale novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo -- an event that formed the consciousness of Texas, and that resonates through-out American history. A riveting audiobook -- a marvelous love story, a sweeping and richly detailed re-creation of a time, a place, and a heroic conflict.

The Gates of the Alamo cells the role of an American naturally of cowering intellect and ambition, powerfully but warily attracted co strong-minded, frontier-savvy widow with a 16-year-old son. These three characters bring us deeply into the life of Texas in the year leading up to independence, and ultimately into the harrowing moments of the battle itself.

Crowded with dramatic and exciting scenes and with both fictional and historical personalities -- among them, Jim Bowie, Santa Anna, and Davie Crockett -- The Gates of the Alamo allows us co participate in an American legend.

Author Biography

Stephen Harrigan is the author of six books (including two novels) and several produced screenplays.  Long associated with <i>Texas Monthly</i>, he has also published in the <i>New York Times Magazine</i>, the <i>Wadhington Post</i>, and many other publications.  He lives in Austin, Texas.