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

Joseph, Harriett Denise

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1574417150 ISBN 13 : 9781574417159

Editeur : University of North Texas Press,U.S., 2018

Synopsis

Clotilde P. Garcia Tejano Book Prize Award, Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin, 2018.
Ottis Locke Best Book from the East Texas Historical Association, 2018.

Author Harriett Denise Joseph relates biographies of eleven notable Mexicanos and Tejanos, beginning with Santa Anna and the impact his actions had on Texas. She discusses the myriad contributions of Erasmo and Juan Seguín to Texas history, as well as the factors that led a hero of the Texas Revolution (Juan) to be viewed later as a traitor by his fellow Texans. Admired by many but despised by others, folk hero Juan Nepomuceno Cortina is one of the most controversial figures in the history of nineteenth-century South Texas. Preservationist and historian Adina De Zavala fought to save part of the Alamo site and other significant structures. Labor activist Emma Tenayuca's youth, passion, courage, and sacrifice merit attention for her efforts to help the working class.

Joseph reveals the individual and collective accomplishments of a powerhouse couple, bilingual educator Edmundo Mireles and folklorist-author Jovita González. She recognizes the military and personal battles of Medal of Honor recipient Raul "Roy" Benavidez. Irma Rangel, the first Latina to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, is known for the many "firsts" she achieved during her lifetime. Finally, we read about Selena's life and career, as well as her tragic death and her continuing marketability.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1574417150
• ISBN 13: 9781574417159
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible