Pesos and dollars : entrepreneurs in the Texas-Mexico borderlands, 1880-1940

Dewey, Alicia M. 1962- (author.). Evans, Sterling, (author of foreword.).

Summary: The commercial world of South Texas between 1880 and 1940 provided an attractive environment for many seeking to start new businesses, especially businesses that linked the markets and finances of the United States and Mexico. Entrepreneurs regularly crossed the physical border in pursuit of business. But more important, more complex, and less well-known were the linguistic, cultural, and ethnic borders they navigated daily as they interacted with customers, creditors, business partners, and employees. Drawing on her expertise as a bankruptcy lawyer, historian Alicia M. Dewey tells the story of.

Record details

ISBN: 1623491754
ISBN: 9781623491758
ISBN: 1623492092
ISBN: 9781623492090
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Commercial society in the lower Río Bravo/Rio Grande borderlands: Borderlands in transition (1820-1880) -- Forging a landscape of opportunity (1880-1940) -- Texas borderland entrepreneurs: Seizing opportunity -- Searching for the American dream -- Navigating change -- The elusiveness of success: Accessing credit -- Facing failure -- Starting over -- Appendix 1. Businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books -- Appendix 2. Sample of large businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books -- Appendix 3. Sample of small businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books -- Appendix 4. Women-owned businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books -- Appendix 5. Credit ratings for businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books -- Notes.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.