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The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire
by Jacoby, Karl
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Overview
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A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the name Guillermo Eliseo, he passed as Mexican, transcending racial lines to become fabulously wealthy as a Wall Street banker, diplomat, and owner of scores of mines and haciendas south of the border. In The Strange Career of William Ellis, prize-winning historian Karl Jacoby weaves an astonishing tale of cunning and scandal, offering fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the US-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race in America.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Jacoby, Karl
- ISBN: 9780393354171
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.00 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 352
- Publication Year: 2017