1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001037320403321

Autore

Munk, Walter H.

Titolo

The rotation of the Earth : a geophysical discussion / by Walter H. Munk and Gordon J. F. MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1960

Descrizione fisica

XIX, 323 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Collana

Cambridge monographs on mechanics and applied mathematics

Altri autori (Persone)

Macdonald, Gordon James Fraser

Locazione

FI1

GM1

MA1

Collocazione

19A-013

GM1 AD III 12

204-E-18

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788314403321

Autore

Menchaca Antonio <1800-1879.>

Titolo

Recollections of a Tejano life [[electronic resource]] : Antonio Menchaca in Texas history / / edited by Timothy Matovina and Jesús F. de la Teja ; with the collaboration of Justin Poché

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, Tex., : University of Texas Press, c2013

ISBN

0-292-74866-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture ; ; Volume 39

Altri autori (Persone)

MatovinaTimothy M. <1955->

TejaJesús F. de la <1956->

PochéJustin D

Disciplina

976.4/03092

Soggetti

Mexican Americans - Texas

Soldiers - Texas

Texas History Revolution, 1835-1836 Personal narratives

Texas History To 1846 Sources

Texas History 1846-1950 Sources

San Antonio (Tex.) History 19th century Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Antonio Menchaca in Texas History -- Edited Reminiscences of Jose Antonio Menchaca, Part 1 -- Edited Reminiscences of Jose Antonio Menchaca, Part 2 -- The Memoirs of Captain Menchaca : Being an Unpublished Manuscript Detailing Events in San Antonio from 1807 to the Battle of San Jacinto -- The Unpublished Second Part of the Menchaca Manuscript.

Sommario/riassunto

San Antonio native, military veteran, merchant, and mayor pro tem José Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879) was one of only a few Tejano leaders to leave behind an extensive manuscript of recollections. Portions of the document were published in 1907, followed by a “corrected” edition in 1937, but the complete work could not be published without painstaking reconstruction. At last available in its entirety, Menchaca’s book of reminiscences captures the social life, people, and events that shaped the history of Texas’s tumultuous transformation during his



lifetime. Highlighting not only Menchaca’s acclaimed military service but also his vigorous defense of Tejanos’ rights, dignity, and heritage, Recollections of a Tejano Life charts a remarkable legacy while incorporating scholarly commentary to separate fact from fiction. Revealing how Tejanos perceived themselves and the revolutionary events that defined them, this wonderfully edited volume presents Menchaca’s remembrances of such diverse figures as Antonio López de Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, General Adrián Woll, Comanche chief “Casamiro,” and Texas Ranger Jack Hays. Menchaca and his fellow Tejanos were actively engaged in local struggles as Mexico won her independence from Spain; later many joined the fight to establish the Republic of Texas, only to see it annexed to the United States nine years after the Battle of San Jacinto. This first-person account corrects important misconceptions and brings previously unspoken truths vividly to life.