Hablando De Negocios: Three Rio Grande Valley Businesses during the Great Depression, 1929-1939

Author

Karla A. Lira, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

12-2017

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Dr. Linda English

Second Advisor

Dr. Charles Waite

Third Advisor

Dr. Amy Hay

Abstract

The Rio Grande Valley is in the South most tip of Texas and borders Northern Mexico, it includes Willacy, Cameron, Hidalgo, and Starr Counties. Scholars have focused on gender, agriculture, and labor of the area. However, historians have failed to research the region through a business perspective during the Great Depression. This thesis then seeks to analyze ways in which the Great Depression affected the Rio Grande Valley through the research of two stores and one business in the area: The Manuel Guerra Store, Edelstein’s furniture store, and John Shary’s land selling business. Its objective will fill an existing gap in research as there is no complete study of the area in reference to the economic turmoil.

Comments

Copyright 2017 Karla Aisen Lira. All Rights Reserved.

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Recommended Citation

Lira, Karla A., "Hablando De Negocios: Three Rio Grande Valley Businesses during the Great Depression, 1929-1939" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 4.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/4