"Stories from the Barrio" offers a new look at the history of Fort Worth. In his search to discover the roots of the Hispanic community, Carlos E. Cuellar was surprised to discover the lack of historical documentation of the rise of the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the city. "People of Mexican descent have traditionally been considered an invisible people, largely undocumented, as if unworthy of notice," he writes. But the history of this forgotten people--from the stories of early Mexicanos escaping hardships and terrors of the Mexican Revolution, to the attempts of second generation...
"Stories from the Barrio" offers a new look at the history of Fort Worth. In his search to discover the roots of the Hispanic community, Carlos E. Cue...