The Alamo : a cultural history /

Thompson, Frank T., -1952

The Alamo : a cultural history / Frank Thompson. - Dallas, Tex. : Taylor Trade Pub., c2001. - 264 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242) and index.

Introduction -- Mission -- Sidebar : Shifting face of the Alamo--a visual essay -- Fortress -- From Army headquarters to department store -- Second battle of the Alamo -- Alamo of poet and playwright -- Cinematic Alamo -- Sidebar : Two lost Alamo films--and an Alamo mystery -- Fun and games : Alamo toys, songs, and souvenirs -- Rebuilding the Alamo -- Alamo ghosts -- Alamo to come.

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F 390 / .T373 2001