Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531677756)

Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region celebrates the game as it was played in the Tejano and Tejana communities throughout Texas. This regional focus explores the importance of the game at a time when Spanish-speaking people were demanding cultural acceptance and their political and civil rights in cities like San Antonio, Corpus Christi, New Braunfels, San Diego, Kingsville, and Pleasanton. All had thriving Mexican American communities that found comfort in the game and pride in their abilities on the field. On these pages are historical images and wonderful stories that are now immortalized, taking their rightful place in the annuals of the game. Viva Tejas, Viva Beisbol, y Viva los Peloteros "

Author: Grace Guajardo Charles, Gregory Lyndon Garrett, Jorge Iber
ISBN-10: 1531677754
ISBN-13: 9781531677756
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2015
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d