From the Republic of the Rio Grande - A Personal History of the Place and the People

Klappentext Using family papers, local chronicles, and scholarly works, de la Garza tells the story of the Republic of the Rio Grande and its people from the perspective of individuals who lived in this region from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Zusammenfassung Using family papers, local chronicles, and scholarly works, de la Garza tells the story of the Republic of the Rio Grande and its people from the perspective of individuals who lived in this region from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. The Republic of the Rio GrandeChapter 2. The Kingdom of ZapataChapter 3. Grandfather's Revolution: The HorsemanChapter 4. Grandfather's Revolution: The HistorianChapter 5. The ProdigalChapter 6. "You and I Will Die of Love"Chapter 7. "Not a Stone upon a Stone"Chapter 8. The Streets of LaredoChapter 9. Voyages in EnglishWorks CitedIndex

Product details

• Authors: Beatriz De La Garza, Beatriz Eugenia De La Garza
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2013
• EAN: 9780292714533
• ISBN: 978-0-292-71453-3
• No. of pages: 255
• Series: Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Texas
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)