Cortina : Defending the Mexican Name in Texas, Paperback by Thompson, Jerry, ...

Description: Cortina : Defending the Mexican Name in Texas, Paperback by Thompson, Jerry, ISBN 1623490626, ISBN-13 9781623490621, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK &;Thompson&;s 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 &;Jerry Thompson has produced the definitive work on one of the most controversial and influential Mexicano/Tejano figures of Texas and Southwestern history . . . . With stunning clarity and balance, Thompson has provided a much-needed narrative interpretation that brings to life one of the more colorful figures of Texas, Border, and Chicano histories.&;&;Hispanic Outlook &;Jerry Thompson has performed a difficult feat: comprehensively examining a life that had almost as many turns as a circle.&;&;Journal of Southern History &;This is the most well-researched and thorough account of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina&;s life that we have. . . . This book certainly shows that Cortina &;established his niche in the grand sweep of time,&; but it will be left to other scholars to follow the many trails hinted at by Thompson.&;&;Western Historical Quarterly &;Jerry Thompson&;s sympathetic but balanced biography is a &;must read&; for all students of Texas history and Anglo-Hispanic relations.&;&;East Texas Historical Journal

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