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Michael Lind, a New Yorker staff writer and author of the incendiary account of the resurgent American right in Up from Conservatism and The Next American Nation, where he introduced the much-praised concept of the "overclass," has written an epic poem on one of the greatest events in U.S. history - the defense of the Alamo. Twelve years in the writing, it is a novel in verse by a sixth-generation Texan who is steeped in the lore and myth of the epic battle that was the forerunner of the Mexican War and a symbol of American resolve to fight to the death for independence. This is the first major epic poem to appear in the U.S. since Stephen Vincent Benet's best-selling John Brown's Body, which is still in print today, sixty years after its publication. And it will introduce a new generation of readers to a pivotal moment in our nation's history which has been mythologized but never recreated in such historically accurate fashion. Bringing to life the legendary figures in this drama - Da
| ISBN-13 | 9780395827581 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0395827582 |
| Weight | 1.25 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.25 x 1.25 x 8.25 In |
| List Price | $25.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Pages | 351 pages |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Published On | 1997-03-06 |
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