Del Pueblo : A History of Houston's Hispanic Community / Thomas H. Kreneck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kreneck, Thomas H.

Series:

Gulf Coast books ; no. 21.

Gulf Coast books ; no. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Texas--Houston--History.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Texas--Houston--History--Pictorial works.

Houston (Tex.)--Pictorial works.

Houston (Tex.).

Houston (Tex.)--History.

Houston (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

Texas A&M University Press ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though relatively small in number until the latter decades of the nineteenth century, Houston'sHispanic population possesses a rich and varied history that has previously not been readily associated in the popular imagination with Houston. However, in 1989, the first edition of Thomas H. Kreneck's Del Pueblo vividly captured the depth and breadth of Houston's Hispanic people, illustrating both the obstacles and the triumphs that characterized this vital community's rise to prominence during the twentieth century. This new, revised edition of Del Pueblo: A History of Hou

Contents:

Introduction

A peripheral Spanish imprint

In the shadow of San Jacinto

Establishing an urban presence, 1880-1910

La Colonia Mexicana in Houston, 1910-1929

Hard times and war, 1929-1945

Latin Americans in postwar Houston, 1946-1958

From Latin American to Chicano, 1958-1978

"Decade of the Hispanic," 1980s

Toward the new millennium.

Notes:

Original edition published by Houston International University, 1989.

"New, revised edition."--Summary, CIP data view.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-77236-0

9786613683137

1-60344-735-0

OCLC:

809317813