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Racial Frontiers(Updated)
Africans, Chinese, and Mexicans in Western America, 1848-1891 (Histories of the American Frontier Series)
by Arnoldo De León, William Cronon, Howard R. Lamar, Martin Ridge, David J. Weber
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-2272-2, ISBN: 0-8263-2272-7

"Once neglected, racial minorities are now the focus of intense interest among historians of the American West, who have come to recognize the roles of African American, Chinese, and Mexican people in shaping the frontier. "Racial Frontiers" is both a highly original work, particularly in its emphasis on racial minority women, and a masterful synthesis of the literature in this young field.De Leon depicts a U.S. West populated by settler ..."

Ethnicity in the Sunbelt(1st Edition)
Mexican Americans in Houston (Volume 4) (University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies, Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies)
by Arnoldo De León
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2001 by Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-58544-149-5, ISBN: 1-58544-149-X

"A century after the first wave of Hispanic settlement in Houston, the city has come to be known as the Hispanic mecca of Texas.” Arnoldo De León’s classic study of Hispanic Houston, now updated to cover recent developments and encompass a decade of additional scholarship, showcases the urban experience for Sunbelt Mexican Americans.De León focuses on the development of the barrios in Texas’ largest city from the 1920s to the present. F ..."

War along the Border
The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities (University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies, Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies)
by Arnoldo De León, Contributor-Margaret Stevens, Contributor-Gerald Horne, Thomas H. Kreneck, Contributor-Trinidad Gonzales, Juanita Luna Lawhn, Paul Hart, Miguel Antonio Levario, Tatcho Mindiola Phd, Richard Ribb, John Eusebio Klingemann, Sonia Hernández, George T. Díaz, Roberto R. Treviño, Raúl Ramos, Contributor-Sonia Hernandez, George T. Dãaz, Contributor-Paul H., Raãºl Ramos
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2012 by Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-525-2, ISBN: 1-60344-525-0

"Table of Contents: Foreword, Tatcho Mindiola Introduction, Arnoldo De Leon Beyond Borders: Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Revolution, Paul Hart The Mexican Revolution's Impact on Tejano Communities: The Historiographic Record, Arnoldo De Leon La Rinchada: Revolution, Revenge, and the Rangers, 1910-1920, Richard Ribb The Mexican Revolution, Revolucion de Texas, and Matanza de 1915 , Trinidad Gonzales The El Paso Race Riot of 1916 ..."

They Called Them Greasers
Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821–1900
by Arnoldo De León
Paperback, 167 Pages, Published 1983 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-78054-5, ISBN: 0-292-78054-0

"Tension between Anglos and Tejanos has existed in the Lone Star State since the earliest settlements. Such antagonism has produced friction between the two peoples, and whites have expressed their hostility toward Mexican Americans unabashedly and at times violently. This seminal work in the historical literature of race relations in Texas examines the attitudes of whites toward Mexicans in nineteenth-century Texas. For some, it will be ..."

The Dance of Freedom
Texas African Americans during Reconstruction (Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture)
by Barry A. Crouch, Larry Madaras, Arnoldo De León
Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71487-8, ISBN: 0-292-71487-4

"This anthology brings together the late Barry A. Crouch's most important articles on the African American experience in Texas during Reconstruction. Grouped topically, the essays explore what freedom meant to the newly emancipated, how white Texans reacted to the freed slaves, and how Freedmen's Bureau agents and African American politicians worked to improve the lot of ordinary African American Texans. The volume also contains Crouch's ..."

Beyond Texas Through Time(Updated)
Breaking Away from Past Interpretations
by Dr. Walter L. Buenger, Arnoldo De León
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-235-0, ISBN: 1-60344-235-9

"In 1991 Walter L. Buenger and the late Robert A. Calvert compiled a pioneering work in Texas historiography: "Texas Through Time, " a seminal survey and critique of the field of Texas history from its inception through the end of the 1980s. Now, Buenger and Arnoldo De Leon have assembled an important new collection that assesses the current state of Texas historiography, building on the many changes in understanding and interpretation t ..."

Foreigners in Their Native Land(Updated)
Historical Roots of the Mexican Americans
by David J. Weber, Arnoldo De León
Paperback, 314 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-3510-4, ISBN: 0-8263-3510-1

"Most writing about Mexican Americans deals only with the twentieth century. This book provides the much-needed historical perspective that is essential for a full understanding of the present. Dozens of selections from firsthand accounts, introduced by David J Weber's essays, capture the essence of the Mexican-American experience in the Southwest from the time the first pioneers came north from Mexico. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: The ..."

They Called Them Greasers(49640th)
Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821–1900
by De León, Arnoldo
Paperback, 167 Pages, Published 1983 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-274-70937-3, ISBN: 0-274-70937-6

La comunidad tejana 1836-1900/ The Tejano Community(1st Edition)
by Arnoldo De Leon, León Arnoldo De
Paperback, 255 Pages, Published 1989 by Fondo De Cultura Economica Usa
ISBN-13: 978-968-16-2603-7, ISBN: 968-16-2603-6

"Arnoldo de León nos ofrece una historia social, económica y política de los texanos durante el siglo XIX, que procura reflejar aspectos de su trabajo urbano o rural, educación, folclor, religión, y de su vida diaria en general."