"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. "Excellent reporting on the Alamo and the fight for Texas statehood."― Bill O'Reilly, Fox News What really happened inside those battered walls? Did Travis really draw a line in the sand, asking all who would stand with him to step across it? Without breaking the flow of his compelling story, Donovan reliably separates fact from legend, persuasively assessing the evidence and artfully setting the scene."― Kirkus Reviews Donovan's thoroughly researched and agreeably told story focuses on the 13-day standoff, but he also supplies crucial context.Yes, the Alamo is remembered, but not without controversy. "An authoritative, moving retelling of an enduring episode of sacrifice and courage. I predict his book will be one of the best classics to remember the Alamo."― Todd Hansen, The Alamo Reader: A Study in History In The Blood of Heroes, he gives a new and compelling narrative version of one of the most dramatic stories in American History, while at the same time thoughtfully and conscientiously remaining anchored to the wide range of original sources- including many only recently come to light. "Jim Donovan combines two exceptional talents-those of a first rate story teller and a first rate historian. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon 'Jim Donovan combines two exceptional talents-those of a first rate story teller and a first rate historian. We cannot guarantee that The Blood of Heroes book is available in the library. A first-rate read from a fine historian."― S.C. Download or Read online The Blood of Heroes full book in PDF, ePub and kindle by James Donovan and published by Little, Brown which was released on with total pages 512. The Alamo is one of the greatest American stories, and he tells it in a sweeping, propulsive narrative that includes fine portraits of all of those wonderful, larger-than-life figures that have embedded themselves in the national lexicon: General Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and William Barret Travis. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over."Donovan's book reads fast, like a gallop through South Texas. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. The Athena Parthenos will go west the Argo II will go east. The Blood of Olympus is the fifth book in the bestselling Heroes of Olympus series - set in the high-octane world of Percy Jackson. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. In The Blood of Heroes, bestselling historian James Donovan, drawing on fresh primary sources in American and Mexican archives, offers an authoritative and thrilling account of this epic battle. The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. She needs their blood -the blood of Olympus - in order to wake. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. Her giants have risen - all of them - and they're stronger than ever. Though the Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. The Blood of Olympus is the fifth book in the bestselling Heroes of Olympus series - set in the high-octane world of Percy Jackson.
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