The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas Book

You should be a serious Alamo history buff to read Alamo Traces. This book is a good reminder that narrative histories may rely on recitation of legends and other authors' stories. Alamo Traces is like an academic historian detective dissertation whose main purpose is to expose the holes in the stories and legends of the Alamo, reminding us that since there were no survivors (save a few non combatants) we really don't know some of the details of what happened there. I think Lindley did a good job of exposing the weaknesses without taking away from the story or being disrespectful of the work of other conscientious historians- even the ones he exposed.