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Book SynopsisIn the first detailed military history of the Garza War, Thomas Ty Smith reveals how an armed insurrection against a foreign government, conducted on American soil, drew the US Army into a uniquely complex conflict whose repercussions would be felt on both sides of the US-Mexico border for generations to come.
Trade ReviewCol. Thomas T. “Ty” Smith has long been the premier historian of the old Army in Texas. With this new volume, he takes readers on a wild and delightful ride with the US military into the heart of the Garza War that engulfed South Texas from 1891 to 1893. This remarkable and exceptionally well researched volume is certain to captivate readers." - Jerry Thompson, author of
Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas"Ty Smith presents another massive exposition of meticulously researched archives to unearth historical milestones of Texas history. As Smith concludes, the significance of this minor rebellion—initiated by one man—is that it ‘was the smoldering harbinger of a growing anti-Diaz resentment that burst into a full flame in 1910.’ It is no less than Smith’s homage to the Tejano families for the courage, ideology, and legacy of the
Insurrectos." - AndrÉs Tijerina author of
Tejanos and Texas Under the Mexican Flag, 1821–1836
