The King of Adobe offers a fresh and unvarnished look at the life of Reies López Tijerina (1926-2015), one of the most controversial, criticized, and misunderstood Chicano Movement leaders of the 1960s. Directly addressing allegations of anti-Semitism, accusations of sexual abuse, as well as evidence of extreme religiosity and possible mental illness, the book captures the life a man who changed our understanding of the American West --
- | Author: Lorena Oropeza
- | Publisher: The University Of North Carolina Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 09, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 392 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 146965329X
- | ISBN-13: 9781469653297