13 Days to Glory
In 13 Days to Glory, Lon Tinkle tells the day-by-day story of how 182 men fought a losing battle but won for their cause an almost unparalleled measure of fame. The familiar figures appear on these pages: stern young Colonel William Barret Travis; the middle-aged fighter Jim Bowie, who contested the young upstart’s command; famous frontiersman Davy Crockett, soon to have his stock in legend rise even higher.
Thoroughly documented, this book also includes a chronology of events from June 30, 1835.
- About the author: The late Lon Tinkle was book editor of the Dallas Morning News. He also was a professor of French and comparative literature at Southern Methodist University.