Description: Reies López Tijerina, one of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement, led the land grant struggle by Hispanos in the 1960s to recover the lands granted to their ancestors. In his struggle, Tijerina became the target of local and state law enforcement officials in New Mexico and the FBI nationwide. José Angel Gutiérrez meticulously examines thousands of pages of FBI documents and other written accounts targeting Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres. Threaded through the volume are glimpses into the special personal relationship between Tijerina and the author.
Review Quotes: "This is very important and unique work. It takes a second look at Reies López Tijerina, whose autobiography José Angel Gutiérrez translated from Spanish to English and edited with Tijerina's aid. The chile in the sauce is the title, Tracking King Tiger: Reies López Tijerina and the FBI. Utilizing Freedom of Information Act-obtained documents and current secondary source scholarship, Gutiérrez reevaluates the Tijerina and the land recovery movement story. My endorsement of the book is based on Gutiérrez's groundbreaking methodology, something to which new scholars should pay close attention. We should not always blame the victim when the government is directly involved."
--Rodolfo F. Acuña, Professor Emeritus and Founder of Chicana and Chicano Studies, California State University, Northridge