TY  - BOOK
AU  - De León,Arnoldo
TI  - They called them greasers: Anglo attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821-1900 
SN  - 0292703635
AV  - F395.M5 D45 1992
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Austin
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - Mexican Americans
KW  - Texas
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Race relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-145) and index; 1. Initial contacts: Redeeming Texas from Mexicans, 1821-1836 -- 2. Niggers, redskins, and greasers: Tejano mixed bloods in a white racial state -- 3. An indolent people -- 4. Defective morality -- 5. Disloyalty and subversion -- 6. Leyendas Negras -- 7. Frontier "democracy" and Tejanos -- the Antebellum period -- 8. Frontier "democracy" and Tejanos -- The Postbellum period -- 9. Epilogue: "Not the white man's equal
N2  - This seminal work in the historical literature of race relations in Texas examines the attitudes of whites toward Mexicans in nineteenth-century Texas. For some, it will be disturbing reading. But its unpleasant revelations are based on extensive and thoughtful research into Texas' past. The result is important reading not merely for historians but for all who are concerned with the history of ethnic relations in our state.(Back cover)
ER  -