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DOWN MEXICO WAY
"The Devotion of Enriquez"
by
Bret Harte
Century Illustrated Magazine November, 1895
"La Tinaja Bonita"
by
Owen Wister
Harpers Magazine May, 1895
Mexicanos
These short stories were selected as representative of Anglo characterizations of in early popular literature, not as accurate accounts of the Hispanic Southwest. They were chosen, as well, because they are by two of the most popular writers of their day, Bret Harte (The Luck of Roaring Camp and other short stories) and Owen Wister (The Virginian). Reprinted for "Writers of the Purple Sage: Origins of a National Myth," a project sponsored by the Tucson Public Library, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Arizona Historical Society, 1984.
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| TITLE | Down Mexico Way: Articles |
| CREATOR | Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society |
| SUBJECT | Mexico – In literature; American Literature – West (U.S.); Mexico – Description and Travel; West (U.S.) – Literary Collections |
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Arts and Architecture Race and Ethnicity Military and War Society and Culture |
| DESCRIPTION | Booklet contains two illustrated short stories taken from the early popular press as representative of Anglo characterizations of Mexicans, written by two of the most popular writers of their day. |
| Publisher | Tucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library) and Arizona Historical Society |
| TYPE |
Text |
| Material Collection | Writers of the Purple Sage - Origins of a National Myth |
| Material Subcollection | Down Mexico Way: The Literature of Conscience. Volume V of Writers of the Purple Sage: Origins of a National Myth. |
| RIGHTS MANAGEMENT | Copyright to this resource is held by the Arizona Historical Society and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Arizona Historical Society. For permission to use these materials, contact Pima County Public Library, http://www.library.pima.gov. |
| DATE ORIGINAL | 1983 |
| Time Period | 1980s (1980-1989) |
| ORIGINAL FORMAT | Paper |
| Source Identifier | http://librarycatalog.pima.gov/search/o?11409151 |
| DIGITAL IDENTIFIER | downmexicowayarticles.pdf |
| Date Digital | 2008 |
| DIGITAL FORMAT |
PDF (Portable Document Format) |
| REPOSITORY | Pima County Public Library, Cele Peterson Arizona Collection Pima County Public Library, Cele Peterson Arizona Collection |
