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Featuring a side of Tejano history too often neglected, author Arnoldo De León shows that people of Spanish-Mexican descent were not passive players in or, worse, absent from West Texas history but instead were active agents at the center of it. The collection of essays in Tejano West Texas—many never before published—will correct decades of historiographical oversight by emphasizing the centrality of the Mexican American experience in the history of the region. De León, a true dean of Tejano history, showcases the continued presence and contribution of Mexican Americans to West Texas. This collection begins in the 1770s when settlers of Mexican descent first began migrating to Presidio and then to other sections of the Big Bend. De León then turns his attention to the nineteenth century when Mexican immigrants and other Texans searched for work throughout the West Texas hinterland, and his coverage continues onward through the twentieth century. Mexican American and Texas history scholars will find Tejano West Texas to be an invaluable addition to the Tejano narrative.

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Nearly all denizens of the Lone Star State extol their Texas identity. Yet, those who reside beyond the hundredth meridian take special pride that they are West Texans. Professor Arnoldo De Leon the dean of Tejano historians reminds us that since the earliest days of settlement people of Spanish/Mexican heritage have played a vital role in the development of this region and, no less than their Anglo-Celtic neighbors, take pride in their West Texas identity. Combining forceful narrative with persuasive analysis, he reveals West Texas Tejanos as explorers, settlers, Indian fighters, farmers, oil field workers, businessmen, college professors, and civic leaders. Anyone with an awareness of this region, these people, and their pride will find Professor De Leon s latest offering a revelatory read. Stephen L. Hardin, author of Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution and Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston --Stephen L. Hardin (05/08/2015)

Nearly all denizens of the Lone Star State extol their Texas identity. Yet, those who reside beyond the hundredth meridian take special pride that they are <i>West</i> Texans. Professor Arnoldo De Leon the dean of Tejano historians reminds us that since the earliest days of settlement people of Spanish/Mexican heritage have played a vital role in the development of this region and, no less than their Anglo-Celtic neighbors, take pride in their West Texas identity. Combining forceful narrative with persuasive analysis, he reveals West Texas Tejanos as explorers, settlers, Indian fighters, farmers, oil field workers, businessmen, college professors, and civic leaders. Anyone with an awareness of this region, these people, and their pride will find Professor De Leon s latest offering a revelatory read. Stephen L. Hardin, author of <i>Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution</i> and <i>Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston </i>--Stephen L. Hardin (05/08/2015)

Nearly all denizens of the Lone Star State extol their Texas identity. Yet, those who reside beyond the hundredth meridian take special pride that they are West Texans. Professor Arnoldo De Leon the dean of Tejano historians reminds us that since the earliest days of settlement people of Spanish/Mexican heritage have played a vital role in the development of this region and, no less than their Anglo-Celtic neighbors, take pride in their West Texas identity. Combining forceful narrative with persuasive analysis, he reveals West Texas Tejanos as explorers, settlers, Indian fighters, farmers, oil field workers, businessmen, college professors, and civic leaders. Anyone with an awareness of this region, these people, and their pride will find Professor De Leon s latest offering a revelatory read. Stephen L. Hardin, author of Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution and Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston --Stephen L. Hardin (05/08/2015)

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Arnoldo De León is the C. J. “Red” Davidson Professor of History at Angelo State University and the author and editor of a number of important books on Mexican American history, including War along the Border: The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities.

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