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This book uses a variety of characters, real and imagined, to tell the story of a people who went from being Spaniard to Mexican to American in a short span of 30 years. They struggled to hold on to their land, their language, their culture, and their history-against insurmountable odds. At times this struggle resorted to violence. This is a historical novel depicting the "Plan of San Diego, Texas," one of those times when the struggle became violent. They lived in what can truly be called "Medio Mexico." It was an area that was claimed by distant capitals in Mexico City and Washington DC,...

PoesIas de Servando CArdenas sobre temas de amor romAntico, familiar, cultural, patriOtico y espiritual. CArdenas fue nativo de Linares, Nuevo Leon, MExico y se emigrO a San Diego, Texas a la edad de 20 aNos donde radicO el resto de su vida. Durante los 1930's y 1940s escribiO poesIas prolIficamente y fueron publicadas en varios periOdicos en MExico, Sur America, el caribe y Tejas. Esta es una colecciOn de sus poemas que existen en una colecciOn familiar.

This book is a result of the artist's wish to preserve his family's history and way of life for his son who grew up in the Austin metropolitan area and had no exposure to small town life. While this book came from a desire to share with the author's son his cultural roots, it serves the same purpose for any young Tejano whose parents came from humble beginnings. The stories and artwork are eminently relatable to most Tejanos who grew up in a rural area.

The author/artist is a member of the Soto family, which has a long history of living in Edroy. The Soto family contributed all of...