Alamo Movies

"ALAMO MOVIES" is a witty & perceptive examination of the many films which have told & retold the exciting, tragic & inspiring saga of the 1836 fall of the Alamo: lost Alamo movies such as The Immortal Alamo (1911); rarely-seen gems like Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo (1926); widescreen blockbusters like John Wayne's The Alamo (1960) & the mammoth IMAX film Alamo...The Price of Freedom (1988). "ALAMO MOVIES" is at once a thoroughly researched & documented work of film history & a thoughtful (& funny!) meditation on the cherished myths that make history come alive. Each chapter is supplemented with exhaustive film credits which help to make "ALAMO MOVIES" invaluable as a reference book. Illustrated with 120 photographs, most of which have never been published before. Foreword by the King of the Wild Frontier himself, Fess "Davy Crockett" Parker. "Vivid...a superb, first-rate effort."Thompson, Frank is the author of 'Alamo Movies' with ISBN 9780962942006 and ISBN 0962942006.