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Here follows an un-proofread auto-recognized copy of the text from the cover of the book. You will pardon any egregious errors.
the Alamo
original title:
13 days to glory
The dramatic colorful true story of the great and terrible chapter in American history, the fall of the Alamo.
Lon Tinkle
A Signet book complete and unabridged
a scene from the Alamo starring John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone.
A Batjak production in Todd AO. Released through United Artists.
Remember the Alamo!
Here is the thrilling minute by minute, man by man account of the siege of the Alamo. This is the magnificent story of 182 Texas volunteers who held back an army of more than 5000 Mexican soldiers for 13 terrible days and nights -- electing to die at their posts rather than surrender!
"As I read. I had to hold back the tears on many pages, the narrative so gripped me... no other book sums up so many sources to make so detailed and account... it is vivid, simple and stirring."-- J. Frank Dobie
"A gripping book for all who want to know accurately about one of the most heroic episodes in the history of our continent."--Tom Lea
Lon Tinkle is book editor of the Dallas morning news and professor of French and comparative literature at Southern Methodist University. His consuming interest in Texas history, and in the Alamo in particular, has a highly personal source -- one of his ancestors, Lin K. Tinkle, came to Texas with Davy Crockett. The hardcover edition of The Alamo (original title: 13 Days to Glory ) was published by McGraw-Hill book Company, Inc.
Published by the new American Library
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