One of the blurbs on the back says that this "reads fast, like a gallop through South Texas." I think it more like a slow trot on an exhausted horse, which in a way, I think fits it better--there was nothing as fast and straightforward about the revolution as a ride across the plains. Although the title references only the Alamo, the book actually covers from Goliad and Gonzales all the way to San Jacinto, although nothing besides the Alamo is covered in great detail. I learned more about the Alamo than I ever knew before, and much more than the sketchy "lots of brave men died, and it was bad--also, Crockett" that I'd been taught before. It's a good read for history lovers and Texans, but I'm not sure anyone else would be up for nearly 500 pages of this.

Also, there's a 25 page afterward discussing whether Travis drawing the line in the sand and everyone but one person stepping over it is a legend or fact, which to mean just seemed..unnecessary.