Product Description

Never wavering in its search for the bedrock of fact, this book is a methodical, piece-by-piece dismantling of what we thought we knew and a convincing speculation about what might have really happened during that courageous fight for independence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #659503 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

A must read for Alamo buffs
Alamo Traces: New Evidence and New Conclusions is an excellent read that looks for the truth about the siege and fall of the Alamo, and on a bigger scale, the Texas Revolution. Author Thomas Ricks Lindley takes on many of the myths and legends that have become accepted as fact over the years. Did Sam Houston really want to blow up the Alamo? How many Mexican casualties were there? Did Colonel William Barrett Travis, commander of the Alamo garrison, really draw a line in the sand allowing Moses Rose to slip over the wall and escape before the final assault? In great detail, Lindley tries to prove many of these accepted truths as either true or false. Not everyone will agree with all of his conclusions, but it is a highly entertaining. Highly recommended for anyone trying to learn more about the famous siege and fall of the Alamo in 1836.

What makes this book interesting is the fact that there are so many unknown things about the battle of the Alamo in February and March of 1836. It is almost certain that we will never know for certain what transpired during those thirteen days. Was David Crockett executed or is it just something made up by Jose Enrique de la Pena? Everyone has their own opinions about what they believed happened during the siege and battle, and that is what makes it fun to read and discuss things just as Thomas Ricks Lindley has done with this book. Highly worthwhile book that will make you think twice about your knowledge of the Alamo.

Little too do over nothing
The problem with Lindley's book is that he automatically dismisses one statement with another. Based on what? Modern historians aren't trained in investigation and this method of digging up a so-called "fact" to discount another is hocus pocus. Bill Groneman is trained as a investigator and his books are more thoroughly thought out. Lindley needs to stick to cook books.

"Alamo Traces" is a must read book!
Tom does a fantastic piece of research in cutting through all the revisionist lies and laying the plain honest truth on the table.
More than enough proof that the de la Pena writings are a complete forgery.
If you love Alamo, you'll love this book!
A must for all Alamo libraries!
Too bad the movie folks didn't consult with Tom before they made this new Alamo movie complete with revisionist lies!!!!