New York, NY Penguin Books, 2003. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (2003), so stated. First Edition Thus (2003), so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: The Book shows a hint of creasing to the lower quadrant of the front panel; just a hair of wear at the head of the backstrip; else flawlees; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.2 x 1.25 inches). 736 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Mass Market Paperback.

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A huge, riveting, deeply imagined novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo in 1836--an event that formed the consciousness of Texas and that resonates through American history-- The Gates of the Alamo follows the lives of three people whose fates become bound to the now-fabled Texas fort: Edmund McGowan, a proud and gifted naturalist whose life's work is threatened by the war against Mexico; the resourceful, widowed innkeeper Mary Mott; and her sixteen-year-old son, Terrell, whose first shattering experience with love leads him instead to war, and into the crucible of the Alamo. The story unfolds with vivid immediacy and describes the pivotal battle from the perspective of the Mexican attackers as well as the American defenders. Filled with dramatic scenes, and abounding in fictional and historical personalities--among them James Bowie, David Crockett, William Travis, and General Santa Anna--The Gates of the Alamo enfolds us in history and, through its remarkable and passionate storytelling, allows us to participate at last in an American legend.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 55660
Title: The Gates of the Alamo: a Novel.
Author: Stephen Harrigan
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus (2003), so stated.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0142004294
ISBN 13: 9780142004296
Publisher: Penguin Books,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 2003.
Bookseller catalogs: Historical Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;

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