Foreigners in Their Native Land

Foreigners in Their Native Land: Historical Roots of the Mexican Americans

By David J. Weber, Editor (University of New Mexico Press, 2004)

This book provides the much-needed historical perspective that is essential for a full understanding of the present. Dozens of selections from firsthand accounts, introduced by the editor's knowledgeable essays capture the flavor and mood of the Mexican American experience in the Southwest from the time the first pioneers came north from Mexico.