| Description |
1 vidoedisc (ca. 60 min.): sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
American Experience.
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The American experience.
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| Note |
Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience (PBS television program). |
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DVD special features: interview with the filmmaker; Spanish audio. |
| Credits |
Writer/producer/director, Joseph Tovares; co-producer, Desiree J. Garcia; editor, John Neuburger; cinematography, Michael Chin; music, Claudio Ragazzi. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Hector Elizondo. |
| Summary |
From the container: In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although under Mexican rule, the region was home to more than 20,000 U.S. settlers agitated by what they saw as restrictive Mixican policies. Mexican officials, concerned with illegal trading and immigration, were prepared to fight hard to keep the province under their control. In the area were 4,000 Mexican Texans or Tejanos, who had lived in the territory for generations. Tejanos had been fighting for autonomy for twenty-five years and their leadership had strong business and personal ties to the U.S. settler community. As war grew inevitable many, but not all, chose to fight with the Anglo settlers. The Battle of the Alamo and the war for Texas independence split the Tejano community in two. In the end, the gamble for a more prosperous future in an independent Texas proved tragic for Tejanos. Following the revolution, they were overwhelmed by a surge of U.S. immigration. Through intimidation and outright theft, vast tracts of Tejano land were transferred to U.S. speculators. Terrorized and beleaguered, Tejanos became foreigners in a land they had fought valiantly to defend. |
| System Details |
DVD |
| Subject |
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
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Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
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| Added Author |
Tovares, Joseph.
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Elizondo, Hector.
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm).
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| ISBN |
1415701016 |
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