Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. PREFACE IX
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. I HISTORY AS NARRATIVE 22
7. 2 WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB'S "THE GREAT PLAINS" AND "THE TEXAS RANGERS" 36
8. 3 THE HISTORICAL FICTION OF JOVITA GONZALEZ 74
9. 4 MARIA CRISTINA MENA'S ELITE, FERMINA GUERRA'S "FOLK" 133
10. 5 AMERICO PAREDES'S NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE 156
11. 6 MEDIA REPORTAGE AS "HISTORY-IN-THE-MAKING" 198
12. 1 THE TEXAS HISTORY OF BEATRIZ DE LA GARZA'S NARRATIVES 215
13. EPILOGUE 239
14. Appendix A SHANNON S APPRAISAL 251
15. Appendix B BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF JOVITA GONZALEZ'S LIFE 258
16. NOTES 263
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 281
18. INDEX 293