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The king of adobe : Reies López Tijerina, lost prophet of the Chicano movement /

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The King of Adobe offers a fresh and unvarnished look at the life of Reies López Tijerina (1926-2015), one of the most controversial, criticized and misunderstood Chicano Movement leaders of the 1960s. Directly addressing allegations of anti-Semitism, accusations of sexual abuse, as well as evidence...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oropeza, Lorena, 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Tijerina, Reies.
Mexican Americans > Biography.
Political activists > United States > History > 20th century > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > History > 20th century > Biography.
Chicano movement > History.
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Summary:The King of Adobe offers a fresh and unvarnished look at the life of Reies López Tijerina (1926-2015), one of the most controversial, criticized and misunderstood Chicano Movement leaders of the 1960s. Directly addressing allegations of anti-Semitism, accusations of sexual abuse, as well as evidence of extreme religiosity and possible mental illness, the book captures the life a man who changed our understanding of the American West.
Physical Description:xii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469653297
146965329X