Vaqueros In Blue & Gray

Vaqueros In Blue & Gray by Jerry Don Thompson, Presidial Press, 1976 First Edition, As New, Dust Jacket. It is estimated that 9,500 Mexican-Americans fought in the American Civil War. The conflict in Texas deeply divided the Mexican-Texans. An estimated 2,550 fought in the ranks of the Confederacy while 950, including some Mexican nationals, fought for the Stars and Stripes. Originally published in 1976, Vaqueros in Blue & Gray is the story of these Mexican-Texans, or Tejanos as they preferred to call themselves, who participated in the Civil War. SOLD 12/16/2022