Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief HistoryLike its ground-breaking predecessor, the first general survey of Tejanos, this completely up-to-date revision is a concise political, cultural, and social history of Mexican Americans in Texas from the Spanish colonial era to the present. Professor De Len is careful to portray Tejanos as active subjects, not merely objects in the ongoing Texas story. Complemented by a stunning photographic essay, a helpful glossary, and meticulously annotated, this work continues to be ideal reading for anyone wanting to learn about the most influential ethnic group in Texas. |
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Page 36
... migrants who crossed the Rio Grande in subsequent years to pursue a destiny eluding them in Mexico would have to cope with a similar effort at adjustment . On Three Frontiers Between 1836 and 1850 , the year in which the United States ...
... migrants who crossed the Rio Grande in subsequent years to pursue a destiny eluding them in Mexico would have to cope with a similar effort at adjustment . On Three Frontiers Between 1836 and 1850 , the year in which the United States ...
Page 98
... migrants from wages paid him by the farmer . In actuality , the migrants ' earnings barely offset their travel costs : the Texas State Employment Service in 1938 calculated ( on the basis of the prevailing wage of 50 cents per hundred ...
... migrants from wages paid him by the farmer . In actuality , the migrants ' earnings barely offset their travel costs : the Texas State Employment Service in 1938 calculated ( on the basis of the prevailing wage of 50 cents per hundred ...
Page 112
... migrant cycle made less than $ 400 per year during the 1950s . " In face of the lean wage rates and competition from ... migration , either in family units or with troqueros . They responded to the beckonings of farmers for whom they had ...
... migrant cycle made less than $ 400 per year during the 1950s . " In face of the lean wage rates and competition from ... migration , either in family units or with troqueros . They responded to the beckonings of farmers for whom they had ...
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