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Post by Chuck T on Jun 6, 2010 19:43:02 GMT -5
I did and it's just as goofie on the last page as it is on the first.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 6, 2010 19:54:08 GMT -5
Guilty! I could not finish it either. Chuck, thanks for saving me the aggravation by confirming all of my worst fears about where it was going.
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Post by Kevin Young on Jun 6, 2010 20:46:20 GMT -5
What's the original topic of this thread? Oh, yea, the Exodus book. Has anyone actually finished this thing? Kevin did. They got my 30 bucks and I read as much as I could, but I couldn't see any compelling reason to finish it. I learned a long time ago that there's no law that says you have to continue reading a book you're not enjoying. There's too much great stuff out there waiting! Jim Actually, I read the darn thing twice-second time in an attempt to follow the documentation and make notes. I should really learn-at this stage in my life, that is about three days total I will never ever get back...
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Post by Bill Yowell on Jun 6, 2010 21:20:53 GMT -5
Hey guys, I just want to thank all of you for keeping me straight. I am one of those people who tend to believe that if it is in published print, it must be so. I have pretty good collection of literature on the "Texas Revolution", especially that pertaining to the Alamo battle, and I consider myself to be knowledgeable on the subject. As I began reading "Exodus", it caused me to question many of the beliefs about the Alamo that I hold very dear. Thanks to you Alamo Scholars, my heart is swelling with native Texan pride once again. I too have chosen not to finish this book. Thanks again, and Remember the Alamo.
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Jun 7, 2010 5:38:24 GMT -5
Yes, and all y'all saved me the coin and aggravation of even buying it to start it. I usually have an open mind and can find merit even in a bad book or movie most times. This book, clearly, is one of the exceptions.
Paul
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Post by gtj222 on Jun 7, 2010 13:09:18 GMT -5
I started reading it and finally realized I could not continue so I skiped to the battle chapters and could barely get through them as well. All of this was done in the bathroom which I thought was the appropriate place to keep and read the book.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 7, 2010 16:44:59 GMT -5
The good news is that we can look forward to new books on the Alamo by Gary Zaboly and Jim Donovan.
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Post by Bill Yowell on Jun 8, 2010 9:34:58 GMT -5
Do we yet have a projected date for the availability of these coming book. I'm looking forward to them with great expectations.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 8, 2010 11:04:26 GMT -5
Sometime in 2011 I believe. Given the track records of these authors, they will be worth waiting for.
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Post by Paul Sylvain on Jun 8, 2010 12:03:40 GMT -5
Great! Now those are some books I WILL buy and read.
Paul
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Post by doc on Jun 8, 2010 20:00:36 GMT -5
The folks at State House Press have received Gary's manuscript and look forward to publishing the book during the summer of 2011. Recall that State House also published Mark's THE ILLUSTRATED ALAMO. Having seen Gary's research, we fully expect the book to meet--even surpass--expectations.
Doc
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Post by marklemon on Jun 8, 2010 21:12:46 GMT -5
The good news is that we can look forward to new books on the Alamo by Gary Zaboly and Jim Donovan. ...and others 2011 will be a spectacular year for all things Alamo....Can't wait to see Gary's and Jim's books.
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Post by gtj222 on Jun 9, 2010 11:37:30 GMT -5
I agree Mark. There cannot be enough Alamo books!!
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Post by crick on Jun 17, 2010 9:26:29 GMT -5
Okay. I'm about half way thru the book. At this point, I'm taking the collective recommendation here and using my copy of "Exodus" for a doorstop and moving on to the recommended reading. I'm like a lot of you hate to spin my wheels on stuff that just "ain't so" or a collective rehash.
Chieftan: I've got my wife on board for the visit next March to SA. She's darn near excited about the trip as I am.
I've made it a point to pour over Mark Lemon's "Journey" book before I go. Amazing work.
Crick
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Post by Chuck T on Jun 17, 2010 15:00:49 GMT -5
Maybe I am in the minority, but I think this book should be read cover too cover. How else will we be able to sort out the trash for future generations. As with the Custer thread, all of the myths, legends, and misinformation pile up, and it becomes harder and harder to set the record straight. If you let Tucker stand then it will become the "fact" of a few generations from now. It will creap its way into history books and our grandchildrens grandchildren will become convinced that it was just a bunch af racist cowards who were little more than land grabing thieves that defended the Alamo, and ran when the going got tough. The Alamo of history will become a monument to agenda driven revisionism. We , who know better, have a responsability to generations yet unborn.
Bob: Convincing my wife is still a work in progress.
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