Forget the Alamo

by Wallace O. Chariton

Historians have argued for years that William B. Travis and the men in his command made a tragic mistake when they chose to face Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's army from the huge, dilapidated mission San Antonio de Valero - the Alamo. The theory is that the 180-odd men in Travis's command might have fared much better had they chosen to make their dramatic stand against tyranny from one of the smaller, more compact missions in the San Antonio area. But does the theory have validity? After years of intensive research, Wallace O. Chariton has addressed that question and the answer is dramatic. Much of what you read in this book is absolute historical fact. The remainder is interpolated fiction based on the actual events and on predictions of how the main characters might have reacted under slightly different circumstances. This is a book of what What if Travis, Bowie, Crockett, Bonham, and the others had chosen Mission Concepcion as their fortress of destiny? What if James Fannin

327 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1990

About the author

Wallace Owen Chariton is a fifth-generation native Texan who was born in Fort worth and raised in San Antonio. He has studied the Lone Star State all his life and is an avid collector of Texanna. He currently lived in Plano, Texas.

Reviews

[LJ Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this "What if..." book. In this version of Texas history & the Alamo, Chariton theorizes about whether or not Texans would have won the battle if they had abandoned the Alamo and fallen back to Concepcion to stage their defense. Very interesting!

[Laura Flanagan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read. It was a "what if" kind of book. What if the defenders of the Alamo had fought at another mission in San Antonio.......would the outcome been any different?