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For two and a half centuries Tejanos have lived and ranched on the land of South Texas, establishing many homesteads and communities. This modest book tells the story of one such family, the Sáenzes, who established Ranchos San José and El Fresnillo. Obtaining land grants from the municipality of Mier in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, these settlers crossed the Wild Horse Desert, known as Desierto Muerto, into present-day Duval County in the 1850s and 1860s. Through the simple, direct telling of his family’s stories, Andrés Sáenz lets readers learn about their homes of piedra (stone) and sillares (large blocks of limestone or sandstone), as well as the jacales (thatched-roof log huts...
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List of persons accepted by the Dept. of State as entitled to the benefits of the provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act.
Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue documents the experiences of historical and contemporary advocates in the movement for civil rights in education of Latinos in the United States. These critical narratives and counternarratives discuss identity, inequality, desegregation, policy, public school, bilingual education, higher education, family engagement, and more, comprising an ongoing effort to improve the conditions of schooling for Latino children. Featuring the perspectives and research of Latino educators, sociologists, historians, attorneys, and academics whose lives were guided by this movement, the book holds broad applications in the study and continuation of social justice and activism today.
This detailed reference work contains every result at the Wimbledon Men's and Women's Singles Championships since the open era began in 1968. For the 2016 edition, there are full details of all 256 players taking part in the main draws, their rankings before and after the tournament, analysis of their performance relative to their opponents and their 5-year performance at Wimbledon. Results from the qualifying competition are also included. The statistics section contains a complete point-by-point record of the finals as well as matches statistics and a full analysis of each set, game and tie-break round by round. This 340-page book is a complete record of the 2016 tournament, and a fully detailed reference of the open era at the world's most popular tennis tournament.