"With his pistol in his hand" : a border ballad and its hero
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PQ7297.A1 C63
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PQ7297.A1 C63
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Subjects
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OCLC Fast Subjects
Cortez, Gregorio, -- 1875-1916 -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcr8qJbdFhvhFMbBjJbh3
Fugitives from justice
Mexican Americans
Outlaws
Texas -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8XjVR9hP7dPxwVtRqcP
Texas -- Karnes County -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjCMYptRfK7wBb7kvPPcP
Fugitives from justice
Mexican Americans
Outlaws
Texas -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8XjVR9hP7dPxwVtRqcP
Texas -- Karnes County -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjCMYptRfK7wBb7kvPPcP
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Book
Physical Desc
262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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.
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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 killed and Gregorio fled immediately, realizing that in practice there was one law for Anglo-Texans, another for Texas-Mexicans. The chase, capture, and imprisonment of Cortez are high drama that cannot easily be forgotten. Even today, in the cantinas along both sides of the Rio Grande, Mexicans sing the praises of the great "sheriff-killer" in the ballad which they call "El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez." Américo Paredes tells the story of Cortez, the man and the legend, in vivid, fascinating detail in "With His Pistol in His Hand," which also presents a unique study of a ballad in the making. Deftly woven into the story are interpretations of the Border country, its history, its people and their ways -- Back cover.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Paredes, A. (1958). "With his pistol in his hand": a border ballad and its hero . University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paredes, Américo, 1915-1999. 1958. "With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paredes, Américo, 1915-1999. "With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero Austin: University of Texas Press, 1958.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Paredes, A. (1958). "with his pistol in his hand": a border ballad and its hero. Austin: University of Texas Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Paredes, Américo. "With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero University of Texas Press, 1958.
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