Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920

by Mario T. García

Book Overview

"Scholars as well as the general reader will find Desert Immigrants an engaging and informative book. It is based on a detailed reading of El Paso's English and Spanish language newspapers as well as oral interviews and manuscript collections. A myriad of facts and names are meticulously organized to make a general argument. The book succeeds in linking the local history to larger themes in American history and as such stands as an example to be emulated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300028830
• ISBN13: 9780300028836
• Release Date: September 1981
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"