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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 ..."

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 ..."

Beyond Texas Through Time(Updated)
Breaking Away from Past Interpretations (Hardback)
by Walter Louis Buenger, Arnoldo De León, Dr. Walter L. Buenger
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-234-3, ISBN: 1-60344-234-0

"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 León have assembled an important new collection that assesses the current state of Texas historiography, building on the many changes in understanding and interpretation that ..."