Come To The Bower, A Magnificent Story of Love and War At the Time of the Texas Fight for Freedom from Mexico
by Bryan, J. Y
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Taylor, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Viking. Very Good in Very Good- Dust Jacket. 1963. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Great reading in the highest tradition of historical romance is the matchless experience to be found in this novel of love and war, written with fire, enthusiasm, and loving detail. Historical fiction set in 1830s Texas, from the Alamo to the Battle of San Jacinto. The flag on the front DJ was adopted in 1839 and used until 1845, when Texas entered the Union. It is now the State flag of Texas. Map endpapers, drawn from C. Burleigh's map of South Texas 1836. Edgeworn DJ has a closed but wrinkled tear at head of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 462 pages; 21357 .
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- Seller
- The Novel Shoppe (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21357
- Title
- Come To The Bower, A Magnificent Story of Love and War At the Time of the Texas Fight for Freedom from Mexico
- Author
- Bryan, J. Y
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- HISTORICAL Fiction, TEXAS, MEXICO, War, ALAMO, San Antonio, San Jacinto, C. Burleigh, Historical Fiction
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