Description: 1958First Edition"With a Pistol in His Hand"A Border BalladBy Americo ParedesVery good condition (see photos)No writingFrontispiece picture (see photo)Original Dust Jacket; good condition, a few chips, in archival mylar cover (see photos)Not price clipped pp. 262Dimensions: 9 1/4" x 6" x 1 1/8"This classic work in Mexican American folklore tells the story of Gregorio Cortez Lira, an outlaw whose chase, capture and imprisonment became legendary. Deftly woven into the story is a portrait of the border country and its historyGregorio Cortez, a ranch hand of Mexican parentage, was virtually unknown until one summer day in 1901 when he and a Texas sheriff, pistols in hand, blazed away at each other after a misunderstanding. The sheriff was killed and Gregorio fled immediately, realizing that in practice there was one law for Anglo-Texans, another for Texas-Mexicans. The chase, capture, and imprisonment of Cortez are high drama that cannot easily be forgotten. Even today, in the cantinas along both sides of the Rio Grande, Mexicans sing the praises of the great "sheriff-killer" in the ballad which they call "El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez." Américo Paredes tells the story of Cortez, the man and the legend, in vivid, fascinating detail in "With His Pistol in His Hand," which also presents a unique study of a ballad in the making. Deftly woven into the story are interpretations of the Border country, its history, its people and their ways.
Price: 115 USD
Location: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-02-03T12:02:11.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Topic: Westerns
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Character Family: Gregorio Cortez
Original/Facsimile: Original
