Myth and the History of the Hispanic Southwest

David J. Weber

These essays explore the common roots of myth and history. Going back to the earliest Spanish explorers of the Southwest, Weber looks at some of the myths that informed the thought of Coronado and Fray Marcos de Niza. He then discusses the practice of history and the influence on historiography of such respected scholars as Bannon, Bolton, and Turner.

Students of that area of southwestern history known as borderlands studies will find the essays collected here reveal the need for interdisciplinary study of the land once contested by Mexico, native Americans, and the United States.

"A milestone in the historiography of Borderlands studies." --Utah Historical Quarterly

"As a major interpreter of the field's scholarship, Weber's works will become guides for the future writing of Spanish, Mexican, and nineteenth-century Mexican American history." --New Mexico Historical Review

"Contribute[s] enormously to the growing dialogue between Anglo- and Hispanic-Americans and to the cultures of the Americas." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Weber's collected essays establish him as the preeminent historian of the Spanish Borderlands." --Journal of American Ethnic History

"Written in a clear and elegant style." --Hispanic American Historical Review

David J. Weber is The Robert and Nancy Dedman Professor of History and the Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University.

A volume in the Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture

6 x 9 191 pages