Further studies in Rio Grande Valley history

Authors

Milo Kearney, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Anthony K. Knopp, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Antonio Zavaleta, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Illustrator

Eduardo Ybarra

Description

Salt: basis of wealth in South Texas / David J. Mycue -- The Zavaleta Family : a legacy of public service / Antonio N. Zavaleta and James E. Zavaleta with Theresa Zavaleta -- Carnaval y fiestas Mexicanas de Matamoros / Rosaura Alicia Davila -- A history of the development of Brazos Santiago Pass / Carl Chilton -- El Retraso español y su interés final por la colonización del Bajo Bravo / Arturo Zarate Ruiz - Fugitive slaves and free Blacks in South Texas / Alberto Rodriguez -- reporting from the Rio Grande : how the press saw the Brownsville area before, during, and after the Civil War / Bill Young -- The international entanglements at the Battles of Palmito Ranch / Lyon Rathbun -- The secret mission of Lew Wallace / Sondra Shands -- The legacy of the Texas Rangers on the Texas-Mexico border in light of the emergence of the Texas Minutemen / Joseph E. Chance and Milo Kearney -- The Brownsville Herald and the changing views of local German Americans and Mexican Americans during World War 1 / Gerhard Grytz -- Promoting Valley tourism in the 1920s : a case of competition and ambivalence / Robin Robinson -- Conflicto del Municipio con la Compania de Luz y Fuerza / Andres F. Cuellar -- A history of the Los Fresnos Chamber of Commerce / James A. Keillor -- Adios Harlingen A.F.B.! : a look at a community's response to the closing of Harlingen Air Force Base, 1962-1970 / Thomas Britten -- Coping with obstacles to development in the Rio Grande Valley : competitive issues in Brownsville and Matamoros / Anthony Knopp -- a brief history of the architecture of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre area / Edward P. Meza -- The muse of art in the Brownsville Region / Milo Kearney and Carlos G. Gomez -- Street names of Brownsville / Mimosa Stephenson -- From terror in Eastern Europe to Southern Texas : Holocaust survivors in Brownsville / Helmut Langerbein -- Marshall C. Nichols, manager of the Charro Drive-in, 1950-1961 / Milo and Vivian Kearney -- A memoire of the Brownsville Alliance Francaise / Milo and Vivian Kearney -- Tombside tales / Chula T. Griffin -- Culture pioneers of the Valley : Narciso Martinez and Americo Paredes / Manuel Medrano -- Filemon B. Vela : justice on the border / Roman R. Perez -- Yolanda Gonzalez Zuniga : una mujer de acción / Elia Garcia Cruz.

Publication Date

2006

Publisher

University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

City

Brownsville

Keywords

History--Texas, History--Mexico, Politics & government, Economic & social conditions

Disciplines

Anthropology | Economics | Environmental Studies | History | Social History | United States History

Comments

Alternative Title: UTB/TSC regional history series ; v.7

Call Number: F392.R5 U83 2006

Copyright Status: In Copyright - Digital Collections Rights and Usage Statement

Location of Original Item: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Library

Recommended Citation

UTRGV & TSC Regional History Series, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/regionalhist

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