Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780971218970
ISBN: 0971218978
Label: Dream Catcher Publishing Inc
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Dream Catcher Publishing Inc
Number Of Pages: 150
Publication Date: 2004-06-30
Publisher: Dream Catcher Publishing Inc
Studio: Dream Catcher Publishing Inc

A unique collection of history and music that connects the spirit and the background of the Alamo defenders to Scotland. From the beginning of Scotland’s freedom wars, with Wallace and Bruce, we see the trend carried forward to the Texas and the Alamo. With piper John MacGregor and the fiddler of the Alamo the men’s spirits were maintained with the music of Scotland that contained a history of a fighting spirit. These songs were then used as the tunes for ballads and stories written about the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. This Texas freedom fight has its roots in Scotland’s freedom wars.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Authoratative,interesting and a "good read"!
Comment: This is a fantastic little book that packs a punch which belies its size! It was impossible to put down once started.Once again, the contribution of the Scot to the founding of this country is shown without any "soap-box" rhetoric. Carl Peterson's character studies of the Scottish Alamo defenders are skillfully drawn, and bring out hitherto unknown, to me, details about the heroes. The lyrics at the end of the book only add to the otherwise completeness of the volume. This is a "must have" for all lovers of history, Texas history,and Scottish history.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: This is one of the best. . .
Comment: This is one of the best short histories of this period of Texas history I have ever seen. Peterson has incorporated the accuracy of a historian with the "tied-togetherness" of a novelist to make a very easy and informative read. He broadjumps the endless minutia of the day and homes-in on the major points. He has created a real & serious snapshot of one of the major events in the forming of our national heritage.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A must read
Comment: For anyone interested in history and the development of our country, where and how many of it's traditions and culture came from this is a must read. Extremely well researched and written. And a very informative explanation of the Alamo and those who were there.

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Summary: Scots Wha' Hae
Comment: This is a noteworthy contribution to the history of the Alamo, the people of Scotland and the powerful American folk music that evolved from the melding of the two. Carl Peterson writes in an easy, conversational manner based on thorough research about the forces that brought the Scots to the New World and shaped their contributions to the growth of the United States. A surprising number of influential Americans were of Scottish ancestry and as a group maintained their cultural identity through language and folk memory. The heroism of William Wallace and King Robert Bruce echoed in the Texian revolt against European tyrrany. The story of the war for Texas independence is also described in the lyrics and music of the time, and the CD to which this book is companion (Scotland Remembers the Alamo)is not only sheer good listening but fascinating it its historic documentation.

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Summary: Scots at the Alamo
Comment: I never realized how much the Alamo was influenced by the Scots and their history. This is a really different slant on the Alamo story. Includes a great history of early Scotland that provides an understanding to the rest of the story. Great reading.

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