Thomas E. Sheridan

Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854-1941

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Originally a presidio on the frontier of New Spain, Tucson was a Mexican community before the arrival of Anglo settlers. Unlike most cities in California and Texas, Tucson was not initially overwhelmed by Anglo immigrants, so that even until the early 1900s Mexicans made up a majority of the town's population. Indeed, it was through the efforts of Mexican businessmen and politicians that Tucson became a commercial center of the Southwest. Los Tucsonenses celebrates the efforts of these early entrepreneurs as it traces the Mexican community's gradual loss of economic and political power. Drawing on both statistical archives and pioneer reminis… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8165-1298-0
EAN: 9780816512980
Produktnummer: 1489361
Verlag: Univ Of Arizona Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
Seitenangabe: 327 S.
Masse: H24.5 cm x B15.0 cm x D2.5 cm 590 g
Gewicht: 590

Über den Autor

Thomas E. Sheridan holds a joint appointment as professor of Anthropology at the Southwest Center and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. He has authored or co-edited eleven other books.