Three Roads to the Alamo
The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis

Well done triple biography of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Travis. As another reviewer has stated, the book isn't so much about the Alamo but rather the lives of these three men up until then, and how the mythology of their lives was created afterwards. Extensively researched with a deep bib......more

I picked up this book several years ago after reading Empires Lost and Won The Spanish Heritage in the Southwest. I realized how little I knew about the Southwest and wanted something a little more substantial. I figured reading about the Alamo would be fun, given the outsize personalities and its l......more

WARNING, this review will be rambling and in no way acceptable for any level of school report. THAT is one of the advantages of getting old. The three main characters allow us to feel something of the spirit of the times during the 1820s and ‘30s. First off, man! Everybody is in debt, always, and it......more

The story of life in the South the settlement of Texas and the origins of Texas independence is told through the lives of three Alamo heroes Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis. They represented three waves of men on the frontier. Crockett always lived on the edge of new land the explore. N......more

A very interesting approach to Alamo history. A thorough biography of the three major figures with a concise yet fairly complete depiction of the run up to the battle and the battle itself. Davis doesn't appear to have a point of view to champion or a fight to pick with any of the conflicting tales......more