Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest (Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History & Culture) (Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture) - Softcover

David J. Weber

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826311946 ISBN 13: 9780826311948

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1990

Synopsis

In this widely praised collection of essays, Weber explores the complex ways that myth and history have intersected in the remembrance of the Southwest's Hispanic past. Weber's engaging essays on the works of such respected scholars as Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frederick Jackson Turner, and John Francis Bannon examine the practice of history, particularly its myth-making power. Other essays reconsider specific moments in the region's past, such as his provocative reassessment of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution.

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Review:

"As a major interpreter of the field's scholarship, Weber's works will become guides for the future writing of Spanish, Mexican, and nineteenth-century Mexican American history."

As a major interpreter of the fields scholarship, Webers works will become guides for the future writing of Spanish, Mexican, and nineteenth-century Mexican American history.

About the Author:

David J Weber is director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. His prize-winning books include: The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846: The American Southwest under Mexico and Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest, both from UNM Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0826311946
• ISBN 13: 9780826311948
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 180