"With His Pistol in His Hand"

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0292701284
ISBN-13 : 9780292701281
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Book Synopsis "With His Pistol in His Hand" by : Am Paredes

Book excerpt: Traces the life of Gregorio Cortez Lira, a Mexican ranchhand who became the hero of a popular ballad after a shootout with a Texas sheriff, and describes various versions of the ballad


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