Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas by Jerry Thompson (English) Paperba

Description: Cortina by Jerry Thompson At a time when the U.S.-Mexican border was still not clearly defined and when the doctrine of Manifest Destiny and land hunger impelled the Anglo presence ever deeper and more intrusively into South Texas, Juan Nepomucino Cortina cut a violent swath across the region in a conflict that came to be known as The Cortina War. Did this border caudillo fight to defend the rights, honour, and legal claims of the Mexicans of South Texas, as he claimed? Or was his a quest for personal vengeance against the newcomers who had married into his family, threatened his mothers land holdings, and insulted his honour?Historian Jerry Thompson mines the archival record and considers it in light of recent revisionist history of the region. As a result, he produces not only a carefully nuanced work on Cortina - the most comprehensive to date for this pivotal borderlands figure - but also a balanced interpretation of the violence that racked South Texas from the 1840s through the 1860s.Cortinas influence in the region made him a force to be reckoned with during the American Civil War. He influenced Mexican politics from the 1840s to the 1870s and fought in the Mexican Army for more than forty-five years. His daring cross-border cattle raids, carried out for more than two decades, made his exploits the stuff of sensational journalism in the newspapers of New York, Boston, and other American cities. By the time of his imprisonment in 1877, Cortina and his followers had so roiled South Texas that Anglo reprisals were being taken against Mexicans and Tejanos throughout the region, ironically worsening the racism that had infuriated Cortina in the beginning. The effects of this troubled period continue to resonate in Anglo-Mexican and Anglo-Tejano relations, down to this very day.Students of regional and borderlands history will find this premier biography to be a rich source of new perspectives. Its transnational focus and balanced approach will reward scholarly and general readers alike. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography JERRY THOMPSON is a Regents Professor of History at Texas A&M International University in Laredo and a past president of the Texas State Historical Association. He is also the author of Tejanos in Gray: Civil War Letters of Captains Joseph Rafael de la Garza and Manuel Yturri, winner of the 2011 Tejano Book Award. Review "This book is meticulously researched by a master historian who has a deep, profound understanding of 19th-century history along the Texas-Mexico border. It therefore provides a historically sound biographical portrait permitting readers to understand the complexity of both Juan N. Cortina and the border country that produced him." - Choice"Thompsons book provides not only a powerfully written history of a Mexican American who symbolizes resistance to oppression and intolerance, but also a clear, cogent explanation of the relationship between the United States and Mexico as they face each other across the Texas border."" - Journal of American History Review Quote "Thompsons book provides not only a powerfully written history of a Mexican American who symbolizes resistance to oppression and intolerance, but also a clear, cogent explanation of the relationship between the United States and Mexico as they face each other across the Texas border."-- Journal of American History Details ISBN1623490626 Author Jerry Thompson Short Title CORTINA Language English ISBN-10 1623490626 ISBN-13 9781623490621 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 6 Pages 344 Year 2013 DEWEY 976.405 Imprint Texas A & M University Press Subtitle Defending the Mexican Name in Texas Place of Publication College Station Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2013-07-24 NZ Release Date 2013-07-24 UK Release Date 2013-07-24 Publisher Texas A & M University Press Series Fronteras Series, sponsored by Texas A&M International University Publication Date 2013-09-30 Illustrations 21 b&w photos., 23 line art., 3 maps., Notes. Bib. Index. Audience General US Release Date 2013-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126617146;

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