Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854–1941 (Culture, History, & the Contemporary) - Softcover

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Sheridan, Thomas E.

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9780816512980: Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854–1941 (Culture, History, & the Contemporary)
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ISBN 10: 0816512981 ISBN 13: 9780816512980
Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 1992

Synopsis


Originally a presidio on the frontier of New Spain, Tucson was a Mexican community before the arrival of Anglo settlers. Unlike most cities in California and Texas, Tucson was not initially overwhelmed by Anglo immigrants, so that even until the early 1900s Mexicans made up a majority of the town's population. Indeed, it was through the efforts of Mexican businessmen and politicians that Tucson became a commercial center of the Southwest. Los Tucsonenses celebrates the efforts of these early entrepreneurs as it traces the Mexican community's gradual loss of economic and political power. Drawing on both statistical archives and pioneer reminiscences, Thomas Sheridan has written a history of Tucson's Mexican community that is both rigorous in its factual analysis and passionate in its portrayal of historic personages.

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About the Author


Thomas E. Sheridan holds a joint appointment as professor of Anthropology at the Southwest Center and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He has authored or co-edited eleven other books.

From the Back Cover

Originally a presidio on the frontier of New Spain, Tucson was a Mexican community before the arrival of Anglo settlers. Unlike most cities in California and Texas, Tucson was not initially overwhelmed by Anglo immigrants, so that even until the early 1900s Mexicans made up a majority of the town's population. Indeed, it was through the efforts of Mexican businessmen and politicians that Tucson became a commercial center of the Southwest. "Los Tucsonenses" celebrates the efforts of these early entrepreneurs as it traces the Mexican community's gradual loss of economic and political power. Drawing on both statistical archives and pioneer reminiscences, Thomas Sheridan has written a history of Tucson's Mexican community that is both rigorous in its factual analysis and passionate in its portrayal of historic personages.

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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816512981
ISBN 13 
9780816512980
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
327
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