Sleuthing the Alamo
In the historical narrative, Sleuthing the Alamo, James Crisp tells his own experiences while uncovering and deciphering long lost history. He shows a great deal of determination and drive when searching to tell history as it happened, and not the way other view it. Other historians interpret, view, and translate history in all kinds of different ways and that shows through in their writings and paintings of history. This could possibly skew the past making it hard to determine between what actually happened and what people claim happened. Davy Crockett and the Alamo are a very important parts of Texas history, but their cultural meaning is not as similar to what Crisp discovers.
Crisp tells us how history really was and sometimes gets a reaction from his readers because his portrayal of history. Crisp …show more content…
By saying that Crockett surrendered and was executed, Crisp has belittled the sacrifice that the defenders of the Alamo made. Davy Crockett is also a symbol of determination that was present the Alamo defenders even when they recognized defeat. The sacrifice of his life shows his courage, bravery, and patriotism. In the Davy Crockett story, the Alamo is an important icon because it is a standing reminder of the sacrifices, and importance of the battle that occurred there. The hate mail Crisp received was unexpectedly not just against the Mexicans, but focused directly of Davy’s death. According to the hate mail, anti-Mexicans have a strong enough emotional attachment to the Davy Crockett story that it
In the historical narrative, Sleuthing the Alamo, James Crisp tells his own experiences while uncovering and deciphering long lost history. He shows a great deal of determination and drive when searching to tell history as it happened, and not the way other view it. Other historians interpret, view, and translate history in all kinds of different ways and that shows through in their writings and paintings of history. This could possibly skew the past making it hard to determine between what actually happened and what people claim happened. Davy Crockett and the Alamo are a very important parts of Texas history, but their cultural meaning is not as similar to what Crisp discovers.
Crisp tells us how history really was and sometimes gets a reaction from his readers because his portrayal of history. Crisp …show more content…
By saying that Crockett surrendered and was executed, Crisp has belittled the sacrifice that the defenders of the Alamo made. Davy Crockett is also a symbol of determination that was present the Alamo defenders even when they recognized defeat. The sacrifice of his life shows his courage, bravery, and patriotism. In the Davy Crockett story, the Alamo is an important icon because it is a standing reminder of the sacrifices, and importance of the battle that occurred there. The hate mail Crisp received was unexpectedly not just against the Mexicans, but focused directly of Davy’s death. According to the hate mail, anti-Mexicans have a strong enough emotional attachment to the Davy Crockett story that it