Del Rio, Queen City of the Rio Grande - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Del Rio, Queen City of the Rio Grande write by Douglas Braudaway. This book was released on 2002. Del Rio, Queen City of the Rio Grande available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Del Rio's roots grew in the sandy soil by San Felipe Creek along with the myths and dreams of the old Wild West, where the mighty Rio Grande dances through the dusty lands of the Lone Star State. Ancient nomads left their mark in the riverside canyons of this border country long before the springs at Del Rio became a lonely waystation providing water and rest to travelers, merchants, and soldiers marching the long, hot, and dry San Antonio-El Paso Road. When the products of ranching began riding the rails to eastern markets, Del Rio's population exploded and the town became known as the Wool and Mohair Capital of the World.Del Rio: Queen City of the Rio Grande tells tales of the starry nights and shimmering sunlight of the storied Texas frontier, with vivid images detailing the gripping drama and unique memories chronicled here. From the U.S. Army's experimental Camel Corps to the world's most powerful radio stations in the 1930s and the U-2 spy planes involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Del Rio, seat of one of the largest counties in Texas and sister to the thriving Mexican border city Ciudad Acu±a, has played a part on the world stage. Those stories and more, including the little known "Italian Colony" of West Texas and landmark civil rights court cases, are told here.
Del Rio, Texas
Del Rio, Texas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Del Rio, Texas write by . This book was released on 192?. Del Rio, Texas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Notes on the Upper Rio Grande
Notes on the Upper Rio Grande - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Notes on the Upper Rio Grande write by Bryant Parrot Tilden. This book was released on 1847. Notes on the Upper Rio Grande available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Rio Grande
The Rio Grande - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rio Grande write by Katie Marsico. This book was released on 2013-01-01. The Rio Grande available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A tour of the Rio Grande and its surrounding area.
From the Republic of the Rio Grande
From the Republic of the Rio Grande - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From the Republic of the Rio Grande write by Beatriz de la Garza. This book was released on 2013-03-15. From the Republic of the Rio Grande available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Republic of the Rio Grande had a brief and tenuous existence (1838–1840) before most of it was reabsorbed by Mexico and the remainder annexed by the United States, yet this region that straddles the Rio Grande has retained its distinctive cultural identity to the present day. Born on one side of the Rio Grande and raised on the other, Beatriz de la Garza is a product of this region. Her birthplace and its people are the subjects of this work, which fuses family memoir and borderlands history. From the Republic of the Rio Grande brings new insights and information to the study of transnational cultures by drawing from family papers supplemented by other original sources, local chronicles, and scholarly works. De la Garza has fashioned a history of this area from the perspective of individuals involved in the events recounted. The book is composed of nine sections spanning some two hundred years, beginning in the mid-1700s. Each section covers not only a chronological period but also a particular theme relating to the history of the region. De la Garza takes a personal approach, opening most sections with an individual observation or experience that leads to the central motif, whether this is the shared identity of the inhabitants, their pride in their biculturalism and bilingualism, or their deep attachment to the land of their ancestors.
