Foreigners in Their Native Land: Historical Roots of the Mexican Americans

Weber, David J. [Editor]; León, Arnoldo de [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 0826335101 / ISBN 13: 9780826335104

Published by University of New Mexico Press, 2004

About this Item

Ex-library, with expected library markings.Moderate shelf wear. Some underlining. Book was donated to Friends of the Omaha Public Library.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foreigners in Their Native Land: Historical Roots of the Mexican Americans
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826335101
• ISBN 13: 9780826335104
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 19 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mexican-Americans

About this title

Synopsis

Most recent writing about Mexican Americans deals only with the twentieth century. This book provides the much-needed historical perspective that is essential for a full understanding of the present. Dozens of selections from firsthand accounts, introduced by the editor's knowledgeable essays capture the flavor and mood of the Mexican American experience in the Southwest from the time the first pioneers came north from Mexico.

The first edition was selected as a Choice "Outstanding Academic Book of the Year" and received the following accolades:

"An excellent job of illuminating the early historical experience of Mexicans living in the United States."--Western Historical Quarterly

"Weber . . . has done more than compile a first-rate anthology . . . he has done much to put the selected accounts into a meaningful historical framework. This coupled with excellent documentary choices and extensive notes makes it the single best volume for understanding the Mexican American experience in the nineteenth-century Southwest."--Choice

About the Author

David J. Weber is The Robert and Nancy Dedman Professor of History and the Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University.