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Book SynopsisOn August 31, 1915, a Texas posse lynched five “horse thieves”. One of them, it turned out, was General Pascual Orozco Jr., military hero of the Mexican Revolution. Was he a desperado or a hero? Orozco's death proved as controversial as his storied life, a career of mysterious contradictions that Raymond Caballero puzzles out in this book.
Trade ReviewThe Mexican Revolution had an enormous cast of characters. Pascual Orozco was one important figure whom historians have virtually ignored. Raymond Caballero's excellent biography more than fills that gap."" - Louis R. Sadler, coauthor of
The Great Call-Up: The Guard, the Border, and the Mexican Revolution""Raymond Caballero takes the reader on a wild and exciting ride, from Pascual Orozco's overthrow of Porfirio Díaz, to his revolt against Francisco Madero, to his house arrest in El Paso and his tragic death at the hands of a Texas posse in the Van Horn Mountains. This thoroughly researched biography of Orozco, masterful in its breadth and insights and based on an impressive range of sources, greatly enlarges our understanding of a crucial time in Mexican and American history. Highly recommended."" - Jerry D. Thompson, author of
Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas""Raymond Caballero superbly contextualizes Pascual Orozco's participation in the Mexican Revolution and explains Orozco's enigmatic alliances, first with progressive forces and later with reactionary factions. Caballero also clears up the mystery of who really killed Orozco in West Texas in 1915. Anyone interested in the Mexican Revolution will enjoy this concise, engaging, and well-illustrated account of the contributions of the tragic revolutionary leader to that epic social movement."" - Oscar J. Martínez, author of
Troublesome Border, Revised Edition
