Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas

By Jerry D. Thompson

Book Overview

"Thompson's book provides not only a powerfully written history of a Mexican American who symbolizes 'resistance to oppression and intolerance, ' but also a clear, cogent explanation of the relationship between the United States and Mexico as they face each other across the Texas border."--Journal of American History

"Jerry Thompson has produced the definitive work on one of the most controversial and influential Mexicano/Tejano figures of Texas and Southwestern history . . . . With stunning clarity and balance, Thompson has provided a much-needed narrative interpretation that brings to life one of the more colorful figures of Texas, Border, and Chicano histories."--Hispanic Outlook

"Jerry Thompson has performed a difficult feat: comprehensively examining a life that had almost as many turns as a circle."--Journal of Southern History

"This is the most well-researched and thorough account of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina's life that we have. . . . This book certainly shows that Cortina 'established his niche in the grand sweep of time, ' but it will be left to other scholars to follow the many trails hinted at by Thompson."--Western Historical Quarterly

"Jerry Thompson's sympathetic but balanced biography is a 'must read' for all students of Texas history and Anglo-Hispanic relations."--East Texas Historical Journal

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623490626
• ISBN13: 9781623490621
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"