Description:
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.
Brief description: David J. Weber (1940-2010) was the founding director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University and the author of more than twenty books on the Southwest borderlands.
Review Quotes: "Weber ... has done more than compile a first rate anthology ... he has done much to put the selected accounts into a meaningful historical framework. This coupled with excellent documentary choices and extensive notes makes it the single best volume for understanding the Mexican American experience in the nineteenth century Southwest."