Revolution in Texas: How a Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans into Americans

Revolution in Texas: How a Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans into Americans

by Benjamin Heber Johnson
ISBN-10:
0300109709
ISBN-13:
9780300109702
Pub. Date:
08/29/2005
Publisher:
Yale University Press
ISBN-10:
0300109709
ISBN-13:
9780300109702
Pub. Date:
08/29/2005
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Revolution in Texas: How a Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans into Americans

Revolution in Texas: How a Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans into Americans

by Benjamin Heber Johnson
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Overview

A gripping narrative about a dramatic episode in the history of the American West—and a major contribution to our understanding of the origins of Mexican American identity

In Revolution in Texas Benjamin Johnson tells the little-known story of one of the most intense and protracted episodes of racial violence in United States history. In 1915, against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, the uprising that would become known as the Plan de San Diego began with a series of raids by ethnic Mexicans on ranches and railroads. Local violence quickly erupted into a regional rebellion. In response, vigilante groups and the Texas Rangers staged an even bloodier counterinsurgency, culminating in forcible relocations and mass executions.


Faced with the overwhelming forces arrayed against it, the uprising eventually collapsed. But, as Johnson demonstrates, the rebellion resonated for decades in American history. Convinced of the futility of using force to protect themselves against racial discrimination and economic oppression, many Mexican Americans elected to seek protection as American citizens with equal access to rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780300109702
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 08/29/2005
Series: The Lamar Series in Western History
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Benjamin Heber Johnson is assistant professor of history at Southern Methodist University.

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