Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juárez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has served as a means of bringing together people of all backgrounds, races, and nationalities, from the fly-by-night teams of the Pancho Villa era to the fabled semiprofessional clubs of the Lower Valley League. For the area's Mexican and Mexican American citizens, storied teams like the Juárez Indios, Fabens Merchants, 1949 Bowie Bears, and El Paso Diablos served as both community rallying points and signposts of ... Read More
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Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juárez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has served as a means of bringing together people of all backgrounds, races, and nationalities, from the fly-by-night teams of the Pancho Villa era to the fabled semiprofessional clubs of the Lower Valley League. For the area's Mexican and Mexican American citizens, storied teams like the Juárez Indios, Fabens Merchants, 1949 Bowie Bears, and El Paso Diablos served as both community rallying points and signposts of ... Read More
Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juárez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has served as a means of bringing together people of all backgrounds, races, and nationalities, from the fly-by-night teams of the Pancho Villa era to the fabled semiprofessional clubs of the Lower Valley League. For the area's Mexican and Mexican American citizens, storied teams like the Juárez Indios, Fabens Merchants, 1949 Bowie Bears, and El Paso Diablos served as both community rallying points and signposts of cultural identity. From the legendary semiprofessional players of decades past to the most recent major leaguers, this book presents the photographic history of baseball in America's largest border community.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of Baseball
Publication Date: 24th July 2017
State: Texas
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467126601
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Sports SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies
Author Bio
Richard A. Santillán is professor emeritus of ethnic and women studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Coauthors are Gregory Garrett, educational specialist, Institute of Texan Cultures, University of Texas, San Antonio; Joseph Thompson, sports historian and PhD student, University of Houston; Mikaela Selley, Hispanic Collections archivist, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library; and William Lange, student of history, University of Houston.
Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juárez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has served as a means of bringing together people of all backgrounds, races, and nationalities, from the fly-by-night teams of the Pancho Villa era to the fabled semiprofessional clubs of the Lower Valley League. For the area's Mexican and Mexican American citizens, storied teams like the Juárez Indios, Fabens Merchants, 1949 Bowie Bears, and El Paso Diablos served as both community rallying points and signposts of cultural identity. From the legendary semiprofessional players of decades past to the most recent major leaguers, this book presents the photographic history of baseball in America's largest border community.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of Baseball
Publication Date: 24th July 2017
State: Texas
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467126601
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Sports SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies
Richard A. Santillán is professor emeritus of ethnic and women studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Coauthors are Gregory Garrett, educational specialist, Institute of Texan Cultures, University of Texas, San Antonio; Joseph Thompson, sports historian and PhD student, University of Houston; Mikaela Selley, Hispanic Collections archivist, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library; and William Lange, student of history, University of Houston.