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Opinion: A look at U.S.-Mexican relations from a century ago is revealing about current labels
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI’ve been reading a book called “Bad Mexicans.” An intriguing title, to be sure. Written by UCLA historian Kelly Lytle Hernandez, its subtitle — “Race, Empire and Revolution in the Borderlands ...
3 history books that help us better understand the Texas-Mexico link
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMexican history is Texas history. The two subjects are so closely intertwined that it is often hard...
The 100-year-old railway Mexico hopes will rival the Panama Canal
The Week via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA man walks along the train track that is part of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of...
The first Texas Rangers: Famous frontier crime fighters celebrate 200 years
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt may cause some to pause when they see that the Texas Rangers are involved in an investigation....
Los Angeles, land of the misnamed sports teams
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThese Lakers' home court was in Minneapolis, near a number of actual lakes. Their star, George Mikan, No. 99 in the middle, has his hair mussed by...
10 gift books for people who love Texas culture
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI live in a house of books. No wonder my first impulse during the holidays is to give new books to loved ones. For readers of Think, Texas, I've selected...
Column: A tour of L.A.'s radical past with the city's newest radical council members
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than 100 years ago, Ricardo Flores Magón and his followers helped spark the Mexican Revolution...
The ‘Mormon Manson’ and His Family’s Mexican Massacre
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty/APHe’s been called the “Mormon Manson,” but polygamist...