El Mesquite A Story of the Early Spanish Settlements Between the Nueces and the Rio Grande |
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| Author:
| O'Shea, Elena Zamora
Garza, Leticia M.
Tijerina, Andrés |
| Series title: | Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89096-966-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2000 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1935, Elena Zamora O'Shea told the story of the open country of South Texas from the perspective of an ancient mesquite tree. She covers the area's political and ethnographic history, with details of daily life such as songs, plants and folk medicines, food and recipes, and ranch vocabulary.
In 1935, Elena Zamora O'Shea told the story of the open country of South Texas from the perspective of an ancient mesquite tree. She covers the area's political and ethnographic history, with details of daily life such as songs, plants and folk medicines, food and recipes, and ranch vocabulary.