Weber, David J. The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1982.
In The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico, Dr. David J. Weber takes readers on a well-versed journey through what would become much of the United States’ held, American southwest. After completing the enormous task of pulling together, sifting through, and analyzing for veracity and applicability, literally dozens of secondary sources, Weber also sought out, culled together, and analyzed a wealth of valuable and germane primary sources from not only the Anglo perspective, but also the Hispanic or Mexican perspective.
Weber presents this wealth of knowledge and data about …show more content…
With these goals in mind, Weber’s research, as evidenced by his very thorough Bibliographical Essay, allows readers and scholars of this region and period a very useful source of reference material for further research and understanding of the topic. Weber chose to use secondary sources that include a wide variety from both Mexican and the Anglo-American historiography. One of these sources includes a general overview of the Spanish and Mexican periods by Mexican historian Agustín Cué Cánovas’, Historia social y económica de Mexico, 1521-1854 (1967). Weber also widely uses The Far Western Frontier, 1830-1860 (1956), by American Historian Ray Allen Billington, which he attributes as being one of the most balanced accounts of westward expansion. Weber chose both of these sources because they represent a broad overview of the period discussed and each offers a different cultural perspective. According to Weber, there is no one source or “single volume” that offers a general overview or survey of the far northern region/frontier from 1821-1846, but many that cross over that timeline in their volumes on the American Southwest. Weber also points out that he includes, as sources, many of the older state histories, both English and Spanish, because they offer valuable quotes from many unpublished sources that are no longer found or available. Within his extensive Bibliographical Essay, Weber aids scholars and readers by pointing out what sources he most often references in the text. This is very helpful for those who wish to conduct future research on the topic. In regard to primary sources, Weber offers up a wealth of lists of memoirs, journals excerpts, letters, memoirs, and official reports researched and included, in both Spanish and English, of Mexican travelers and residents, as well as foreign travelers and residents. All of these personal account sources, both Mexican and Anglo-American or
In The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico, Dr. David J. Weber takes readers on a well-versed journey through what would become much of the United States’ held, American southwest. After completing the enormous task of pulling together, sifting through, and analyzing for veracity and applicability, literally dozens of secondary sources, Weber also sought out, culled together, and analyzed a wealth of valuable and germane primary sources from not only the Anglo perspective, but also the Hispanic or Mexican perspective.
Weber presents this wealth of knowledge and data about …show more content…
With these goals in mind, Weber’s research, as evidenced by his very thorough Bibliographical Essay, allows readers and scholars of this region and period a very useful source of reference material for further research and understanding of the topic. Weber chose to use secondary sources that include a wide variety from both Mexican and the Anglo-American historiography. One of these sources includes a general overview of the Spanish and Mexican periods by Mexican historian Agustín Cué Cánovas’, Historia social y económica de Mexico, 1521-1854 (1967). Weber also widely uses The Far Western Frontier, 1830-1860 (1956), by American Historian Ray Allen Billington, which he attributes as being one of the most balanced accounts of westward expansion. Weber chose both of these sources because they represent a broad overview of the period discussed and each offers a different cultural perspective. According to Weber, there is no one source or “single volume” that offers a general overview or survey of the far northern region/frontier from 1821-1846, but many that cross over that timeline in their volumes on the American Southwest. Weber also points out that he includes, as sources, many of the older state histories, both English and Spanish, because they offer valuable quotes from many unpublished sources that are no longer found or available. Within his extensive Bibliographical Essay, Weber aids scholars and readers by pointing out what sources he most often references in the text. This is very helpful for those who wish to conduct future research on the topic. In regard to primary sources, Weber offers up a wealth of lists of memoirs, journals excerpts, letters, memoirs, and official reports researched and included, in both Spanish and English, of Mexican travelers and residents, as well as foreign travelers and residents. All of these personal account sources, both Mexican and Anglo-American or