The Gates of the Alamo

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ANewYorkTimesbestsellingnovel,modernhistoricalclassic,andwinneroftheTCUTexasBookAward,TheSpurAwardandtheWranglerAwardforOutstandingWesternNovel

It's1836,andtheMexicanprovinceofTexasisinrevolt.AsGeneralSantaAnna'sforcesmoveclosertothesmallfortthatwillsoonbelegend,threepeople'sfateswillbecomeintrinsicallytiedtothecomingbattle:EdmundMcGowan,aproudandgiftednaturalist;thewidowedinnkeeperMaryMott;andhersixteen-year-oldson,Terrell,whosefirstshatteringexperiencewithlovehasledhimintothelineoffire.
Filledwithdramaticscenes,andaboundinginfictionalandhistoricalpersonalities--amongthemJamesBowie,DavidCrockett,WilliamTravis,andStephenAustin--TheGatesoftheAlamoisafaithfulandcompellinglookatarivetingchapterinAmericanhistory.