Houghton Mifflin. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 1. 2005. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. Signature only, by the author on the title page. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

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The Diezmo tells the incredible story of the Mier Expedition, one of the most absurd and tragic military adventures in the history of Texas -- a country and a state, as Rick Bass writes, that was "born in blood." 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 their dreams of triumph soon fade into prayers for survival, and all that is on their minds is getting home and having a cool drink of water. After being captured in a raid on the Mexican village of Mier, escaping, and being recaptured, the men of the expedition are punished with the terrible diezmo, in which one man in ten is randomly chosen to die. The survivors end up in the most dreaded prison in Mexico. There they become pawns in an international chess game to decide the fate of Texas, and with their hopes of release all but extinguished, they make one desperate, last-ditch effort to escape. A great crossover book with appeal for high school students. It will also interest readers of westerns and historical fiction.

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Bookseller: Bodacious Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3383
Title: The Diezmo - Signed
Author: Bass, Rick
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0395926173
ISBN 13: 9780395926178
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
This edition first published: May 13, 2005
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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