Texas: The Great Theft

Texas: The Great Theft
ISBN-10
1941920004
ISBN-13
9781941920008
Series
Texas
Category
Fiction
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2014-12-02
Publisher
Deep Vellum Publishing
Author
Carmen Boullosa

Description

A historical examination of tension and conflict on the Texas-Mexico border, told from the Mexican perspective, that's especially relevant today.

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