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Revolution in Texas: How a Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans into Americans Hardcover – November 1, 2003

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In Revolution in Texas Benjamin Johnson tells the little-known story of one of the most intense and protracted episodes of racial violence in United States history. In 1915, against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, the uprising that would become known as the Plan de San Diego began with a series of raids by ethnic Mexicans on ranches and railroads. Local violence quickly erupted into a regional rebellion. In response, vigilante groups and the Texas Rangers staged an even bloodier counterinsurgency, culminating in forcible relocations and mass executions. Faced with the overwhelming forces arrayed against it, the uprising eventually collapsed. But, as Johnson demonstrates, the rebellion resonated for decades in American history. Convinced of the futility of using force to protect themselves against racial discrimination and economic oppression, many Mexican Americans elected to seek protection as American citizens with equal access to rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution.

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272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Yale University Press
Publication date

November 1, 2003
Dimensions

6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-10

0300094256
ISBN-13

978-0300094251
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"Benjamin Johnson's study of the Plan de San Diego uprising is a clear, absorbing analysis of a bloody but little-known revolt along a border that's been troubled ever since it was a border. By looking both backward and forward from the Plan de San Diego, the book does much to explain why Mexican-American identity is the complex fate we know it to be today."-Larry McMurtry; "An eye-opening account of a time when the Mexican Revolution came to the United States, when conflicting ethnic and national loyalties produced ghastly violence, deep bitterness, and a happier ending than anyone involved could have hoped for."-H.W. Brands, author of The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream

About the Author

Benjamin Heber Johnson is assistant professor of history at Southern Methodist University.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press; 1st Edition (November 1, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300094256
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300094251
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,414,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,789 in Hispanic American Demographic Studies
- #63,178 in U.S. State & Local History

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Bento Spinoza

Land, Violence, and Power

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2005

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The events surrounding the Plan of San Diego are well described and analyzed by Johnson. This is one of the best histories published regarding Latinos in Texas. He does an excellent job of joining the available archival information with previously published research. A must read for anyone who wants to know more about Texas history. This is not just a story about ethnic differences, its a story about land, violence, and power.

I first heard about the Plan of San Diego at a Hispanic genealogy conference in Texas about 20 years ago. A now famous academic had given a talk at the conference -- we had a long conversation afterwards and he told me about the event in South Texas. I was shocked, thinking I knew so much about Texas history and did not know about the Plan, Luis de la Rosa and of course the 5,000 or so that were killed in retaliation for the insurrection.

Johnson did a great job of presenting this part of lost history.

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Rene O. Hernandez

They did what!?

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020

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Nice history period piece detailing the racist land grabbing policies of that era

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Jackie

Helped me

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020

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Great book

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Margaret

Great history of past experiences of our communities

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2017

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Great history of past experiences of our communities. Good to know so we can pass the history on to future generations.

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J. A May

Good and interesting description of and event I had no ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015

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Good and interesting description of and event I had no idea had happened. This was a big deal in Texas and made a difference as well described in the book, but many of us didn't even know if happened. Recommended.

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Brad Rockwell

Must read book on Texas history.

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015

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Well-written history of a horrible and relatively unknown couple years of Texas.

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jespinoza

You won't believe it!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2014

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Great Read! And wow! What a surprisingly interesting event! The book came to me in the condition it said it would. I got an "A" on my book report so that's all that matters at this point.

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Nicolas Balli

Tejano History A Keeper

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2016

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Part of our history that was kept from us in South Texas and starting to come up thanks

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