The Athena Parthenos will go west the Argo II will go east. 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. 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. The author reads his own work and does a great job.Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. If you aren’t a Texan you might understand us a little better if you read it. If you are a Texan, don’t miss this book. After reading this volume you will want to visit Bastrop and Nacogdoches for sure. Fehrenbach is still my favorite historian, but Donovan also makes me appreciate the historian’s task and talent. Did Travis draw a line in the dust? Did Crocket really go down fighting? Was there, indeed, one member of the Alamo’s residents who escaped? Donovan presents the evidence as it is currently available. Certain questions remaining from those fateful days are entertained by Donovan. The Mexican perspective takes some prominence here since everyone contained in the Alamo ultimately died during the battle of the Alamo. Donovan presents the lives of Crockett, Bowie, and Travis along with the forces that brought them to the Alamo and their fates. This book first reminded me of the stories supporting Wilder’s Bridge of San Luis Rey. Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis made their stand with about 175 others. On FebruSanta Anna laid siege to the Alamo. Those things remain true, but James Donovan’s The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo – and the Sacrifice that Forged a Nation is a great addition to the literature. Fehrenbach’s Texas History (Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans) was the best book I had read on the state’s history (or the history of The Republic more accurately). I am a Texan and carry all of that tradition which my birthright entails. Populated by larger-than-life characters - including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis - it is a dynamic story of courage, sacrifice, and redemption. In the end, they were all slaughtered.ĭrawing upon newly available primary sources, The Blood of Heroes is the definitive account of this epic battle. The Americans, despite being hugely outnumbered, fought valiantly - for themselves and for a division of an independent Texas. Then, on March 6th, at 5:30 A.M., the Mexican troops unleashed a final devastating assault: divided into four columns, they rushed into the Alamo and commenced a deadly hand-to-hand fight. For nearly two weeks, the massive force lay siege to the makeshift fort, spraying its occupants with unremitting waves of musket and cannon fire. On February 23, 1836, a Mexican army thousands of soldiers strong attacked a group of roughly 200 Americans holed up in an abandoned mission just east of San Antonio, Texas. The Blood of Heroes is the gripping and definitive chronicle of the iconic battle that inspired a nation - a sweeping saga of 200 brave Americans who stood tall against an overwhelmingly superior Mexican force.
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