Border boss : Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County /
"On January 1, 1937, Manuel B. Bravo was sworn in as county judge of Zapata County, a post he would hold for twenty years. In Border Boss: Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County, J. Gilberto Quezada delineates Bravo's political career in the Democratic Party and examines his role in some of the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©1999.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | Canseco-Keck history series ;
no. 1. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "On January 1, 1937, Manuel B. Bravo was sworn in as county judge of Zapata County, a post he would hold for twenty years. In Border Boss: Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County, J. Gilberto Quezada delineates Bravo's political career in the Democratic Party and examines his role in some of the important issues of his day, especially Falcon Dam." "Those interested in Mexican-American studies and politics and bossism in South Texas will appreciate the window onto South Texas politics and Tejano culture this biography gives."--Jacket |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 291 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index. |
ISBN: | 1585449350 9781585449354 |