Title: I would rather sleep in Texas
Description: This superb work of history tells the story of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the people who struggled to make this daunting land their home. Spanish conquistadors and Mexican revolutionaries, cowboys and ranchers, Texas Rangers and Civil War generals, entrepreneurs and empire builders are all a part of this centuries-long saga, thoroughly researched and skillfully presented here.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Local History, Pioneers, History, Biography
Places: Lower Rio Grande Valley, Lower Rio Grande Valley (Tex.), Santa Anita Land Grant (Tex.), Texas
People: Gómez family