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A 4 page book review of Randy Roberts and James S. Olson's text A Line in the Sand, the Alamo in Blood and Memory (2001). The writer argues that this is no simply an historical account of the men who died defending the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. It is this, but it is also much more, as this book also qualifies as a work of sociology and pop culture. The first half of the text details the circumstances leading up to the "siege and battle of the Alamo" within the context provided by viewing it as a "clash between two cultures and two political forces" (viii). The second half of the book continues the saga of the Alamo as it moves from being an historical event to a piece of Americana. In so doing, the authors offer a fascinating account of the role that history plays in popular culture. Throughout the text, the authors do not merely relate events, but describe circumstances and people in a manner that makes the past "come alive," to quote the cliché, but, in this case, the comment is accurate.
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account of the men who died defending the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. It is this, but it is also much more, as this book also qualifies as a work
of sociology and pop culture. The first half of the text details the circumstances leading up to the "siege and battle of the Alamo" within the context provided by viewing
it as a "clash between two cultures and two political forces" (viii). The second half of the book continues the saga of the Alamo as it moves from being
an historical event to a piece of Americana. In so doing, the authors offer a fascinating account of the role that history plays in popular culture. Throughout the text, the
authors do not merely relate events, but describe circumstances and people in a manner that makes the past "come alive," to quote the clich?, but, in this case, the comment
is accurate. In the first half of the book, the reader meets all of the principal players in the drama of the Alamo, including the notorious Mexican general,
Santa Anna. The authors point out that one historian sums up Santa Annas personality by saying that he did not have a "messiah complex. He skipped that level. He thought
he was God" (6). As each man is introduced by the authors, such as William Barret Travis, the leader of the Texans; Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie, the authors describe
not only the role the man played at the Alamo, but also give background that describes his personality and career within the cultural context of the time. The authors
not only refer to the political rationale of these men, but also how they were influenced by the romantic timbre of their times. Lord Byron is frequently cited as an
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