Americo Paredes: In His Own Words, an Authorized Biography (Al Filo: Mexican American Studies Series)
"With the cooperation of the Paredes family, Medrano has compiled a book that focuses on Paredes's accomplishments and presents him as a man of unimpeachable integrity. . . . [He] provides new details about Paredes's personal life, including intimate glimpses of his relationship with his wife, Amelia. In this regard, Medrano's work transcends the three previous biographies on Paredes, each of which have been extremely circumspect regarding don Americo's privacy."--Southwestern Historical QuarterlyThis clear and straightforward introduction to one of folklore's most notable scholars of the twentieth century provides excellent insight into the man behind the work. . . . Much like the border folk heroes depicted in the corridos that Dr. Paredes loved so much, his own character is brought to life in Medrano's words and will undoubtedly live on in the minds of those who listen to Paredes' story attentively."--Journal of Folklore Research"Paredes played an important part in legitimating the study of Mexican culture as it crossed the border into the United States and valorizing the work of Americans of Mexican descent. . . . [I]t will be read and enjoyed by Paredes' friends and family, grateful students, and other scholars of folklore and Mexican American Studies."--Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas