| Mexicans in Scottsdale Contributor(s): Burruel Ph. D., Jose Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 073854826X ISBN-13: 9780738548265 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 Annotation: Though their role in the history of Scottsdales development has been marginalized over the years, Mexicano residents made many important contributions to the citys establishment and growth. In the early 1900s, businessman E. O. Brown recruited Mexicanos from Arizona border towns to work in the areas cotton fields and on the farms. These laborers were the first people to live in the neighborhood that now makes up the center of Old Scottsdale. Some called it the barrio, but Scottsdale Mexicanos called the area home. Today only a few buildings remain that can attest to the neighborhoods original inhabitants, most notably the Old Adobe Mission and Coronado School, now the home of the Scottsdale Historical Museum. The preservation of these buildings and the more than 200 photographs included in this book are just a few of the testaments to Scottsdales fascinating Mexican heritage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies |
| Dewey: 979.173 |
| LCCN: 2007933014 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.57" W x 9.18" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Though their role in the history of Scottsdale's development has been marginalized over the years, Mexicano residents made many important contributions to the city's establishment and growth. In the early 1900s, businessman E. O. Brown recruited Mexicanos from Arizona border towns to work in the area's cotton fields and on the farms. These laborers were the first people to live in the neighborhood that now makes up the center of Old Scottsdale. Some called it the "barrio," but Scottsdale Mexicanos called the area "home." Today only a few buildings remain that can attest to the neighborhood's original inhabitants, most notably the Old Adobe Mission and Coronado School, now the home of the Scottsdale Historical Museum. The preservation of these buildings and the more than 200 photographs included in this book are just a few of the testaments to Scottsdale's fascinating Mexican heritage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burruel Ph. D., Jose Maria: - Author José María Burruel, Ph.D., spent his formative years in Eskatel, playing and praying, farm laboring, socializing, studying, and serving in the military. As an adult, he has been a teacher, administrator, and community advocate. For this volume, he has gathered together a remarkable collection of vintage photographs from friends, relatives, local historical societies, museums, and archives. |
