"With His Pistol in His Hand"

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Author	: Am Paredes
Publisher	: University of Texas Press
Total Pages	: 284
Release	: 1958
ISBN-10	: 0292701284
ISBN-13	: 9780292701281
Rating	: 4/5 (84 Downloads)

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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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