San Juan

by Roseann Bacha-Garza, San Juan Economic Development Corporatio, San Juan Economic Development Corporation

Book Overview

In 1904, when the railroad completed its expansion westward from Brownsville through the Rio Grande Valley, small towns were aligning the tracks. Rich, fertile valley territory was attractive to new settlers during the early 1900s, and land developers promoted a place where one could buy a piece of the American dream. Around the same time, immigrants from south of the border were arriving with dreams of starting a new life away from the tumult of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738566810
• ISBN13: 9780738566818
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 8.9"