Mexican American Heritage-rev.+exp.

Encompassing tens of thousands of years, from prehistoric native peoples to the advanced civilizations of the Toltecs, Aztecs & Mayans; the coming of the Spaniards to Mexico & the birth of the Mestizo people & culture; Mexico's fight for independence from Spain; the 19th-century wars between Mexico & the U.S.; Mexico's epic Revolution of 1910 with its mythic figures such as Emiliano Zapata & Pancho Villa; the northward migration of millions of Mexicans back into the Southwestern U.S.; the Mexican teenagers of the 1940s (Zoot Suiters); the Chicanos of Cesar Chavez's farmworker movement, & the struggle of Mexican Americans as they fight for a better life & proper representation in an evolving democracy. "Beautifully written, vividly explicated, a joy for adults as well as teenagers. An outstanding book!" - Judges' comments: The 1994 Benjamin Franklin Awards. "This beautifully illustrated book combines a compelling history of Mexico...with a vivid portrait of the Mexican American experience in the U.S...." - Social Studies School Service.Jimenez, Carlos M. is the author of 'Mexican American Heritage-rev.+exp.' with ISBN 9780892290284 and ISBN 0892290285.