The beautiful cloth-bound book, "San Elizario: Spanish Presidio to Texas County Seat" by Rick Hendricks and W. H. Timmons traces the colorful history of this small town near El Paso, Texas. This is a captivating look at this rapidly growing town that began as a presidio and evolved into the town of San Elizario, which became El Paso's county seat. Through county records, the authors reveal the struggle of the Mexican-American leadership in San Elizario as it faced the problems of incorporation, crime, taxes, schools and an inadequate water supply.
ISBN 0-87404-242-9, cloth, $30.00
9x9, 200 pg., photos, endnotes, biblio 1998
To order, write: Texas Western Press, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0633---or use the Texas Western Press toll-free number (for ordering only): (800) 488-3789---or order by e-mail