From Santa Anna to Selena - Notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas History Since 1821

Author Harriett Denise Joseph relates biographies of eleven notable Mexicanos and Tejanos, from Santa Anna and the impact his actions had on Texas, through folk hero Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, and on to Selena's life and career, her tragic death and her continuing marketability.

About the author

HARRIETT DENISE JOSEPH is professor of history at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She has co-authored three books with Donald E. Chipman, including the award-winning Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas; Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas; and the revised edition of Spanish Texas, 1519-1821. She lives in Brownsville, Texas.

Summary

Author Harriett Denise Joseph relates biographies of eleven notable Mexicanos and Tejanos, from Santa Anna and the impact his actions had on Texas, through folk hero Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, and on to Selena's life and career, her tragic death and her continuing marketability.

Product details

• Authors: Harriett Denise Joseph
• Publisher: University Of North Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781574417159
• ISBN: 978-1-57441-715-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 726 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, History - U.S., SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Hispanic & Latino