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Item #8085HB
BORDER BOSS, Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County
Author: J. Gilberto Quezada
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The author is a South San Antonio School District official with a Master's Degree in History from St. Mary's University and is a member of Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society. Manuel B. Bravo, sworn in as democratic county judge of Zapata County on January 1, 1937, held this post for twenty years. In his long career he became known as one of the " Mexican Bosses" of South Texas, participating in many significant events, including the construction of Falcon Dam. Quezada relates development of " Bossism" by analyzing role of influential families & their economic integration into the state and nation. College Sta., TX 1999 1st Ed., 320 Pgs. HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7080
THE INTERNATIONAL FALCON DAM AND RESERVOIR UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, 50TH ANNIVERSARY, OCTOBER 19, 1953-OCTOBER 19, 2003
Author: Jo Emma Quezada
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This is a booklet published with sponsorship of the International Bank of Commerce in Laredo, Texas commemorating the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Falcon Dam on the Lower Rio Grande Valley. It includes a collection of newspaper articles of the original dedication period, a copy of the Water Treaty between the United States and Mexico of February 3, 1944, Minute # 197 dated December 20, 1947 of the International Boundary and Water Commission regarding the building of the dam, with maps and color and black and white photographs. San Antonio, 2003 1st Ed., 40 pgs. 8 & ½ x 11 size, PB. | |
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