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A Time to Stand

The Epic of the Alamo

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A Time to Stand

By: Walter Lord
Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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On the morning of March 6, 1836, in an old abandoned mission called the Alamo, a small Texas garrison fought to the death rather than yield to an overwhelming army of Mexicans. Through the years the garrison's heroic stand has become so clothed in folklore and romance that the truth has nearly been lost. In A Time to Stand Walter Lord rediscovers and recreates the whole fascinating story. From contemporary documents, diaries, and letters, he has mined a wealth of fresh information that throws intriguing sidelights on the epic of the Alamo. What were the defenders like? Why did they take their stand? Did any escape? Did Davy Crockett surrender?



The cast of characters includes not only famous figures like Jim Bowie but unknown, unsung men: John Purdy Reynolds, the wandering Pennsylvania surgeon; George Kimball, the industrious New York hatter, Micajah Autry of Tennessee, who was a far better poet than a businessman. And then there are the Mexicans: the fabulous Santa Anna; the smooth Colonel Almonte; the forlorn private Juan Basquez, who only wanted to stay home and make shoes.©1961 Walter Lord Americas State & Local United States Military Mexico Latin American
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Enjoyed listening to Walter Lord's account of the seige of the Alamo. Still relevant today.

extensively researched account

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This book puts the legend of The Alamo into context and listening to its details doesn’t detract from the heroic stand. In fact it adds to the reality and understanding of the bravery of people rather than movie characters.

Brings the legend into reality

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A compelling narrative honestly told.
You might think that punctuating the narrative with many mini biographies of those that participated would render the telling of the tale tedious. Not a bit of it; they were like the salt in the stew and the icing on the cake.
From a small boy of ten to the present day, [66], I have been fascinated and enthralled by the story of the Alamo. I thought I had read and listened to all that was available on the subject until I stumbled across this audio book. How lucky was I.
The only fault was the narration. He seems to have been well regarded as a narrator, but I found his monotone drone a distraction at times. But the story was so beautifully constructed that it did not matter too much.
Mick the Hick.

A Masterpiece of detail and research.

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Great book. It was educational and very interesting. Recommended to download Well read by the narrator

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