The U.S. War with Mexico: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
ERNESTO CHAVEZ (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles) is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Ch‡vez’s research interests center on the Mexican and Mexican American past. His first book,Mi Raza Primero! (My People First): Nationalism, Identity, and Insurgency in the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles, 1966-1978,was published in 2002 and focused on the rise of the Chicano movement in this California city. At present, he is working on a biography of Mexican-born, silent film star Ram—n Novarro, tentatively titledCrossing the Boundaries of Race, Religion, and Desire: The Life of Ramon Novarro.