| Tracking King Tiger: Reies López Tijerina and the FBI Contributor(s): Gutiérrez, José Angel (Author) |
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ISBN: 161186335X ISBN-13: 9781611863352 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018059368 |
| Series: Latinos in the United States |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reies L pez Tijerina, one of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement, led the land grant struggle by Hispanos in the 1960s to recover the lands granted to their ancestors by Spain and Mexico and then guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In his struggle, Tijerina became the target of local and state law enforcement officials in New Mexico and the FBI nationwide. Jos Angel Guti rrez meticulously examines thousands of pages of FBI documents, interview transcripts, newspaper reports, and other written accounts on Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres, the organization of land grant claimants led by Tijerina in New Mexico. The primary source materials that document the U.S. government's attempts to destroy Tijerina, his family, and his followers complement the secondary literature on Tijerina and his efforts as the premier leader of the land grant recovery movement. Threaded through the volume are glimpses into the special personal relationship between Tijerina and the author. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gutierrez, Jose Angel: - José Angel Gutiérrezis a Professor Emeritus of Political Science, formerly at University of Texas at Arlington, where he founded the Center for Mexican American Studies. Gutiérrez is considered one of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement for his work in Texas with the Mexican American Youth Organization and as founder and National Chair of the Raza Unida Party. |