| Collation |
xxvi, 140 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Fronteras series ; no. 9 |
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Fronteras series ; no. 9.
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-128) and index. |
| Contents |
Translator's notes / by José Roberto Juárez -- Introduction / by Jerry Thompson -- Letters of Capt. Joseph de la Garza -- Letters of Capt. Manuel Yturri. |
| Summary |
Mexican Texans, fighting for the Confederate cause, in their own words ... The Civil War is often conceived in simplistic, black and white terms: whites from the North and South fighting over states? rights, usually centered on the issue of black slavery. But, as Jerry Thompson shows in Tejanos in Gray, motivations for allegiance to the South were often more complex than traditional interpretations have indicated. Gathered for the first time in this book, the forty-one letters and letter fragments written by two Mexican Texans, Captains Manuel Yturri and Joseph Rafael de la Garza, reveal the intricate and intertwined relationships that characterized the lives of Texan citizens of Mexican descent in the years leading up to and including the Civil War. The experiences and impressions reflected in the letters of these two young members of the Tejano elite from San Antonio, related by marriage, provide fascinating glimpses of a Texas that had displaced many Mexican-descent families after the Revolution, yet could still inspire their loyalty to the Confederate flag. De la Garza, in fact, would go on to give his life for the Southern cause. The letters, translated by José Roberto Juárez and with meticulous annotation and commentary by Thompson, deepen and provide nuance to our understanding of the Civil War and its combatants, especially with regard to the Tejano experience. Historians, students, and general readers interested in the Civil War will appreciate Tejanos in Gray for its substantial contribution to borderlands studies, military history, and the often-overlooked interplay of region, ethnicity, and class in the Texas of the mid-nineteenth century.--Amazon.com. |
| Note |
Gift of Jaime E. Rodriguez O. |
| Language |
Letters originally written in Spanish translated into English. |
| Subject |
Garza, Joseph Rafael de la, 1838-1864 -- Correspondence.
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Yturri Castillo, Manuel -- Correspondence.
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Yturri Castillo, Manuel. fast (OCoLC)fst01559346 |
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Mexican American soldiers -- Texas -- Correspondence.
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Mexican Americans -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Mexican American soldiers. fast (OCoLC)fst01019011 |
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Mexican Americans. fast (OCoLC)fst01019072 |
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Military participation -- Mexican American. fast (OCoLC)fst01353739 |
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Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Mexican American -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Mexican American -- Sources.
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Texas. fast (OCoLC)fst01210336 |
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United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
| Alt Author |
Thompson, Jerry D.
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Yturri Castillo, Manuel.
Correspondence. Selections. English.
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| ISBN |
9781603442435 |
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160344243X |
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9781603442688 |
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1603442685 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
40019163882 |
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