After the blessing : Mexican American veterans of WWII tell their own stories / edited by Esther Bonilla Read.

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Many Catholic families blessed their children before they left home. After the Blessing tells the stories of many young Mexican Americans who left home to fight for their country. During the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), many families fled Mexico to prevent their underage sons from being forced to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Read, Esther Bonilla, 1937- (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2022]
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Mexican American. World War, 1939-1945 > Mexican Americans > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Catholic. Mexican American Catholics > Interviews. Mexican American Catholics. Mexican Americans. Military participation > Mexican American. Veterans. United States. 1939-1945 Interviews. Personal narratives > American.
Genre:	Interviews. Personal narratives, American. Personal narratives American.
Physical Description:	x, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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