The U.S.-Mexican Border in the Twentieth Century

The U.S.-Mexican Border in the Twentieth Century

Author(s): David E. Lorey (Author)

• Publisher: Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
• Publication Date: 1 Sept. 1999
• Language: English
• Print length: 199 pages
• ISBN-10: 0842027564
• ISBN-13: 9780842027564

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