Bøger af Marian L. Martinello

Explores the lantern-lit world of the young hostesses who staffed nightly chili stands and vied for loyal customers on the plazas of late nineteenth-century San Antonio.

Presents a recreation of the life experiences of Pedro Peres, a leather jacket soldier in the Spanish colonial army in 18th century Texas. Each chapter begins with a signpost artifact related to one of Pedro's roles-soldier, horseman, explorer, guard, spouse, messenger, and cowboy, and ends with a fictional account of an event in Pedro's life.