The most common question I receive about writing historical fiction is whether the historical scenes presented on the pages are true. The simple answer is yes. Of course, the yes comes with a twist. Come and Take It-Search for the Treasure of the Alamo depicts the historical period leading up…
Alamo Legend, Jim Bowie
Welcome to the Landon Wallace website and blog. I’ll use this section to occasionally provide historical information about the real-life characters who appear in my novel, Come and Take It. There are many. Central to the novel is Alamo legend, Jim Bowie. A great deal has been written about Bowie…
Alamo Treasure and Joe the Slave
Joe the Slave The pivotal actor in Come and Take It—Joe the slave—is not a fictional character. With few exceptions, most historians agree that Joe was the sole male survivor of the Alamo. Joe’s story has been largely untold for the last 170 years but this past March a remarkably…
Now On Sale: Come And Take It!
Come and Take It: Search for the Treasure of the Alamo is now available in paperback for purchase at Amazon.com. For a fun adventure with a little Texas history on the side, get whisked into this time slip mystery, searching for lost treasure from the Alamo. I’m Landon Wallace and…