{"product_id":"poli-a-mexican-boy-in-early-texas-paperback","title":"Poli: A Mexican Boy in Early Texas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Neugeboren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1839, José Policarpo Rodriguez came north with his father from Zaragosa, Mexico, to the Republic of Texas. Poli was ten years old when he arrived in Texas, and he and his father settled in the Hill Country near San Antonio. Poli grew up with Comanches, surveyed territory for the Republic of Texas and the United States Army, fought against warring Indians, and mapped settlements for nineteenth-century German settlers in Texas. He was the first non-Indian to discover the Big Bend Country and Cascades Caverns, and during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, he was Captain of the San Antonio Home Guard. Caught between the three main elements that made up early Texas--Mexicans, Indians, and Anglos--he struggled to decide where his true loyalties lay, and his decisions showed a kind of courage that was rare in those days . . . and is still rare today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Neugeboren\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 21 books, including two prize winning novels, two prize-winning non-fiction books, and four collections of award-winning stories. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eThe American Sun \u0026amp; Wind Moving Picture Company\u003c\/i\u003e (TTUP, 2013). His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Esquire, Virginia Quarterly Review, Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePenguin Modern Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.34 x 6.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452521263353,"sku":"9780896729056","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/uOGY-SHbYy9780896729056.webp?v=1779954808","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/poli-a-mexican-boy-in-early-texas-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}