War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830-1880 Catherine F. Yonkaitis In March 2015

In March 2015

research-based Making Friends program

Jackson and Prins frame these conversations in a general introduction

This study combines archaeological and ethnographic sources and provides tools for the adoption of standardized protocols needed to facilitate cross-project comparisons on which future regional syntheses can be based

Pairing first-hand observations from activists with the critical perspectives of scholars

War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830-1880 Catherine F. Yonkaitis In March 2015The historical record of the Rio Grande valley through much of the nineteenth century reveals well documented violence fueled by racial hatred, national rivalries, lack of governmental authority, competition for resources, and an international border that offered refuge to lawless men. Less noted is the region's other everyday reality, one based on coexistence and cooperation among Mexicans, Anglo Americans, and the Native Americans, African