William Hanson and the Texas-Mexico Border : Violence, Corruption, and the Making of the Gatekeeper State.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, John.

Series:

Jess and Betty Jo Hay series.

Jess and Betty Jo Hay series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican-American Border Region--Biography.

Mexican-American Border Region.

Mexican-American Border Region--History--20th century.

Texas, South--History--20th century.

Texas, South.

Mexican-American Border Region--Politics and government--20th century.

Texas, South--Politics and government--20th century.

United States. Bureau of Immigration--History--20th century.

United States.

U.S. Border Patrol--History--20th century.

U.S. Border Patrol.

Hanson, William, 1866-1931.

Hanson, William.

Genre:

History

Biographies

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In his introduction to this manuscript, John Weber describes how, throughout his years of research on his earlier book on South Texas, he kept coming across the figure of William Hanson (1866-1931). Hanson appeared in reports of efforts to eliminate Mexican American voting in South Texas, in accusations of wrongdoing by Texas Rangers, and elsewhere. It wasn't until Weber completed his first book that he was able to go back into the archives, start pulling on threads, and begin to piece together a fuller picture of Hanson's life and activities. This project contains the fruits of his investigation. This is not a full biography of Hanson (the existing records do not really allow that), but rather a study of his activities in the 1920s and how they help us better understand the history and politics of the Texas-Mexico border. As Weber explains, Hanson was a close witness to history during these years, as well as an active agent of it. He was a captain in the Texas Rangers, an associate of Albert Bacon Fall, and the top official in the Immigration Service at the time of the creation of the Border Patrol. From these various positions and with the help of his powerful patrons, Hanson helped shape the ways that U.S. policymakers understood the border, its residents, and the movement of goods and people across the international boundary"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Fragile dreams of empire

Revenge, impunity, and white supremacy

In the employ of Fall

Part II. Gatekeeping

Deportation, inconvenient exiles, and postrevolutionary state-building

Immigration control and the numbers game.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781477329245

1477329242

9781477329238

1477329234

OCLC:

1427666060