About this title: In the early days of the Republic of Texas, two young men, wild for glory, impulsively volunteer for an expedition Sam Houston has ordered to patrol the Mexican border. But the dreams of triumph soon fade into prayers for survival when they are captured in a raid.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2006-06-15
ISBN-13:9780618710508ISBN:0618710507
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2006-06-15
ISBN-13:9780618710508ISBN:0618710507
Description: Acceptable. Some damage to the cover but integrity still intact, binding slightly damaged but integrity still intact, possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2006-06-15
ISBN-13:9780618710508ISBN:0618710507
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 2006-06-15
ISBN-13:9780618710508ISBN:0618710507
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2005-05-13
ISBN-13:9780395926178ISBN:0395926173
Description: Good. Dust cover shows some wear. Pages are clean with no markings. This book has been well taken care of. Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
"A fantastic story with an ancestor of mine in it, so all the more interesting, as I grew up knowing the story of the diezmo in regards to this man. But this is a novel, with the real expedition woven into it.
I love just about anything Rick Bass writes, and this was no disappointment. It would be hard to not draw a comparison between The Diezmo and Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses--two young Texans, looking for adventure, head south of the new border and get more than they bargained for in violence and a world they know nothing about. There is even a beautiful young Mexican girl who the narrator falls for, but can't ever hope to have, as she is the daughter of an important Mexican official. But, I loved John Grady and Rawlins and I loved this one too.
I think I would have given it five stars if the narrator hadn't made me so crazy with his endless hemming and hawing. Of course, had he never gone, or escaped right away there would be no story..."
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