Patriot Nathan Hale takes his captors back through his magic history book on another adventure through time. Joining him this time around is his Mexican counterpart Vincente Guerrero and a trio of guards to give a comprehensive account of the battle of the Alamo and the struggle for Texas Independence. Like the book’s title suggests, the cast of players is an all-star lineup of Old West history including Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, and that untamed wild man Jim Bowie.
I wish there was something like Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales when I was growing up. This series is funny, exciting, and just a little bit dangerous. But above all, these books are informative. What I thought I knew about the Alamo compared to what I discovered reading this graphic novel couldn't have filled a thimble respectively.
Though this book is about a terrible tragedy and lots of people die, it's not gory or overly graphic. There are a few swears, mostly mild and used in reference to quotes taken from actual documents- but they're there. Recommended for kids 10 and up. But this isn't a series just for kids. NHHT has a grown up following of readers as well like me.
Alamo All-Stars was published just this year. So hopefully, there will be further adventures hosted by Nathan Hale ( and his squad of research babies) on the horizon. I vote for a book on the Titanic, Al Capone, and the Gunfight at the OK Corral as possible ideas to be explored next.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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