A Selection of the Military and History Book ClubsA startling new analysis of one of America's most glorious battles . . .Contrary to movie and legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for Texan independence-including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William B. Travis-did not die u
A Time to Stand: The Epic of the Alamo
โ Scribed by Lord, Walter
- Book ID
- 108067924
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- en-us
- Weight
- 673 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781453238448
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A Selection of the Military and History Book ClubsA startling new analysis of one of America's most glorious battles . . .Contrary to movie and legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for Texan independence-including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William B. Travis-did not die u
Introduction / John Miles Foley -- Epic As Genre / Richard P. Martin -- The Indo-european Context / Joshua T. Katz -- Epic And Myth / Lowell Edmunds -- Performance / Minna Skafte Jensen -- Epic And History / Kurt A. Raaflaub -- The Epic Hero / Gregory Nagy -- The Gods In Epic, Or The Divine Economy
Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape. Time. Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth. Fewer still have high enough affinities to rule. Ian's decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death. He conquers cities with a thought