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George Washington Gomez

Paperback • 1990 • English

George Washington Gomez

By Americo Paredes

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"In the 1930's, Americo Paredes, the renowned folklorist, wrote a novel set to the background of the struggles by Texas Mexicans to preserve their property, culture and identity in the face of Anglo-American migration to and growing dominance over the Rio Grande Valley. For his epic novel Paredes chose the title that is as ironic as the protagonist's development under the pressures of cultural and political clashes. Episodes of guerilla warfare, land grabs, racism, jingoism and abuses by the Tex...Show more

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1990

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George Washington Gomez

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