Mexican American Baseball in South Texas

by Richard A. Santillán, Gregory Garrett, Juan D. Coronado, Jorge Iber, Roberto Zamora

Overview

Mexican American Baseball in South Texas pays tribute to the former baseball teams and players from Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Donna, Alamo, San Juan, Brownsville, Harlingen, and other surrounding communities. From the late 19th century through the 1950s, baseball in South Texas provided opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, reaffirming ethnic identity, promoting political self-determination, developing economic autonomy, and reshaping gender roles for women. Games were special times where Mexican Americans found refuge from backbreaking work and prejudice. These unmatched photographs and stories shed light on the rich history of baseball in this region of Texas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467116640
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	Images of Baseball
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,099,364
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

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; Juan D. Coronado, postdoctoral scholar at the Julián Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University; Jorge Iber, associate dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and professor of history, Texas Tech University; and Roberto Zamora, assistant professor of organization and school leadership, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 8

1 Upper Valley 9

2 Lower Valley 27

3 Baseball on the Border and Beyond 41

4 The Lone Star State 57

5 Battlefields and Diamonds 73

6 Coast to Coast 89

7 Field of Dreams 113

Latino Baseball History Project Advisory Board 126

Bibliography 127