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(0)James H. Sutton Jr. and Sylvia Leal Carvajal Collection.
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Spanning two and a half centuries, from the earliest contacts in the 1540s to the crumbling of Spanish power in the 1790s, Storms Brewed in Other Men's Worlds is a panoramic view of Indian peoples and Spanish and French intruders in the early Southwest. The primary focus is the world of the American Indian, ranging from the Caddos in the east to the Hopis in the west, and including the histories of the Pueblo, Apache, Navajo, Ute, and Wichita peoples....
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This classic work in Mexican American folklore tells the story of Gregorio Cortez Lira, an outlaw whose chase, capture and imprisonment became legendary. Deftly woven into the story is a portrait of the border country and its history.
Gregorio Cortez, a ranchhand of Mexican parentage, was virtually unknown until one summer day in 1901 when he and a Texas sheriff, pistols in hand, blazed away at each other after a misunderstanding. The sheriff was...
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"Traces the efforts the Texans made to build the Republic into a nation of importance. The chief underlying forces which shaped the relations of Texas with the United States, England, France, Mexico, Belgium, Spain, The Netherlands, the Hanseatic cities, etc. are clearly given." Dust jacket.
19) Mexico
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Mexico's early history is marked by violent rebellion, social upheaval, and meagre progress. By contrast, twentieth-century Mexico has successfully embarked on a path of peaceful revolution which has the Gross National Product as its hero instead of the traditional villa of zapata. This is an account of Mexico's often stormy growth from semifeudal states to a modern united nation.