Tejano Tiger: Jose de Los Santos Benavides and the Texas-Mexico Borderlands, 1823-1891 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jerry ThompsonSeries:Texas BiographyPublish date:2017-02-24Pages:414
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Christian University PressISBN-13:9780875654072ISBN-10:087565407XUPC:9780875654072Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, Military, PoliticalSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCPMN2Z9XG
Riding the rough and sometimes bloody peaks and canyons of border politics, Santos Benavides's rise to prominence was largely the result of the careful mentoring of his well-known uncle, Basilio Benavides, who served several terms as alcalde of Laredo, Texas, and Chief Justice of Webb County. When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Basilio was one of only two Tejanos in the state legislature. During...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Christian University PressISBN-13:9780875654072ISBN-10:087565407XUPC:9780875654072Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, Military, PoliticalSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCPMN2Z9XG
JERRY D. THOMPSON is Regents Professor of History at Texas A&M International University in Laredo. Thompson is recipient of numerous awards and honors from the Arizona Historical Society, Historical Society of New Mexico, and the Texas State Historical Association. Thompson received his BA in history from Western New Mexico University, his MA in history from the University of New Mexico, and...
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