Foreigners in their native land
Subtitle: historical roots of the Mexican Americans
By: David J. Weber ; new foreword by Arnoldo De León ; new afterword by David J. Weber.
Contributors: Weber, David J.
Edition: 30th anniversary pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Mexican Americans -- History.
Description: "Most recent studies about Mexican Americans deal 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 early seventeenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-285) and index.