Both a biography of the titular Mexican reformer and a study of the events that shaped the Mexican-U.S. border, this book examines the challenges faced by Carvajal during the turbulent decades of the early to mid-19th century. A key figure in the violent struggle against the conservative factions that controlled Mexico, Carvajal also played significant roles in the fight for Texas's independence and the ill-fated Republic of the Rio Grande. Carvajal's life and exploits have been largely overlooked -- here, he is restored to ...
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Both a biography of the titular Mexican reformer and a study of the events that shaped the Mexican-U.S. border, this book examines the challenges faced by Carvajal during the turbulent decades of the early to mid-19th century. A key figure in the violent struggle against the conservative factions that controlled Mexico, Carvajal also played significant roles in the fight for Texas's independence and the ill-fated Republic of the Rio Grande. Carvajal's life and exploits have been largely overlooked -- here, he is restored to his rightful place among the visionaries who shaped modern Texas.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Very Good + in Very Good jacket. The Life and Times of a Mexican Revolutionary. 8vo. xi, 284 pp. Bound in quarter purple cloth over tan, speckled boards in illustrated dust jacket. Black and white map. Includes bibliography and index. Very Good, clean, tight copy, internally crisp, minor rubbing to head of spine, in Very Good dust jacket, short tears and small piece missing at head of spine.