| The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire Contributor(s): Jacoby, Karl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393354172 ISBN-13: 9780393354171 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - History | African American - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Mexican - Topical - Black History - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the name Guillermo Eliseo, he passed as Mexican, transcending racial lines to become fabulously wealthy as a Wall Street banker, diplomat, and owner of scores of mines and haciendas south of the border. In The Strange Career of William Ellis, prize-winning historian Karl Jacoby weaves an astonishing tale of cunning and scandal, offering fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the US-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race in America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jacoby, Karl: - Karl Jacoby is a professor of history at Columbia University. The author of two previous books, he has won the Albert J. Beveridge Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among many other honors. He lives in New York.Jacoby, Karl: - Karl Jacoby is a professor of history at Columbia University. The author of two previous books, he has won the Albert J. Beveridge Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among many other honors. He lives in New York. |