The Gates of the Alamo

This novel ranks as one of my all time favorite works of historical fiction. Harrigan spins an interesting tale of ordinary folks caught up in the dynamics of history in the making. Authentic characters grow and transform to survive the tumultuous environment created by the struggle for Texas indepe......more

The story of the Alamo is clouded in myths and counter myths. Your personal belief is probably dependent upon your high school social studies education. It is a story that most Americans know because of the countless books and films on the subject. What is clear is that, it forms a major component o......more

This is the first Stephen Harrigan novel I have read. The Texan characters in this book were not what I expected, and that was a plus. I found it interesting that the author chose to write many of the personality traits we associate with the heroes of the Alamo, not as positive attributes, but as de......more

What I love about this book is how Harrigan goes out of his way to show that the instigators of the Texas Revolution were a bunch of drunks, liars, and rabble-rousers with no justification for agitating for war. He follows the stories of two officers in the Mexican Army, and details their travails a......more

As an Alamo fanatic, I've read just about everything ever written about the siege of the Alamo. Stephen Harrigans novel outshines every other tome on the subject. His historical research is dead on and his characterizations are great. He creates people you care about.......more