Four men played leading roles in the political drama that unfolded in South Texas during the first decades of this century:
James B. Wells, who ruled as boss of Cameron County and served as leading conservative spokesman of the Democratic Party in Texas;
Archer (Archie) Parr, whose ruthless tactics and misuse of public funds in Duval County established him as one of the most notoriously corrupt politicians in Texas history;
Manuel Guerra, Mexican American rancher and merchant whose domination of Starr County mirrored the rule of his Anglo counterparts in the...
Four men played leading roles in the political drama that unfolded in South Texas during the first decades of this century:
