Racial Frontiers: Africans, Chinese, and Mexicans in Western America, 1848-1891

by Arnoldo de León

Book Overview

Once neglected, racial minorities are now the focus of intense interest among historians of the American West, who have come to recognize the roles of African American, Chinese, and Mexican people in shaping the frontier. Racial Frontiers is both a highly original work, particularly in its emphasis on racial minority women, and a masterful synthesis of the literature in this young field.De Le n depicts a U.S. West populated by settlers anticipating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826322727
• ISBN13: 9780826322722
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"