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Weber, David Joseph was born on December 20, 1940 in Buffalo. Son of Theodore Carl and Frances (Maronska) Weber.
( The quarter-century of Mexican sovereignty over the lan...)
The quarter-century of Mexican sovereignty over the land that is today the American Southwest was a period of turmoil and transition. Between 1821 and 1846, Mexico City's ties to the far northern frontier were steadily weakened by domestic political and social strife as well as by foreign economic encroachment. The gradual loss of social and economic links and the eventual lapse of political allegiance is perceptively reinterpreted from the Mexican perspective by Professor Weber. The book is essential reading for all who are interested in the history of the West and the Southwest. The late Ray Allen Billington praised the book as "meticulously prepared, sparklingly written, and brilliantly interpreted. Its perspective will affect all writing on western history for a generation to come."
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(In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of ...)
In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of what is now Florida, Spain gained its first foothold in North America. For the next 300 years, Spaniards ranged through the continent building forts, missions and farms, ranches and towns to reconstruct the Iberian world. This illustrated book presents an overview of the Spanish colonial period in North America. It provides an account not only of the Spaniards' impact on the lives, institutions and environments of the native peoples but also of the effect of native North Americans on the societies and cultures of Spanish settlers. With quotations and illustrations, David Weber describes the establishement, expansion and retraction of the Spanish frontier and recounts the forging of a Hispanic empire that ranged from Florida to California. Weber refutes the common assumption that while the English and French came to the New World to settle or engage in honest trade, the Spanish simply came to plunder. The Spanish missionaries, soldiers and traders who lived in America were influenced by diverse motives and Weber shows that their behaviour must be viewed in the context of their own time and within their own frame of reference. Throughout, Weber deals with many other issues, including the difference between English, French and Spanish treatment of Indians, the social and economic integration of Indian women into Hispanic society and the reasons why the Spanish communities in North America failed to develop at the rate that the English settlements did.
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( This compact synthesis of David J. Weber’s prize-winnin...)
This compact synthesis of David J. Weber’s prize-winning history of colonial Spanish North America vividly tells the story of Spain’s three-hundred-year tenure on the continent. From the first Spanish-Indian contact through Spain’s gradual retreat, Weber offers a balanced assessment of the impact of each civilization upon the other. Praise for the previous edition: "I cannot imagine a single book giving a more comprehensive and balanced study of Spain's presence in North America."Louis Kleber, History Today "For readers seeking to understand the larger meaning of the Spanish heritage in North America, Weber's vivid narrative is a must. This is social and cultural history at its best."Howard R. Lamar, Yale University "A superb study."Choice "A deeply researched and splendidly conceived and written survey."Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., New York Times Book Review
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(In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of ...)
In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of what is now Florida, Spain gained its first foothold in North America. For the next 300 years, Spaniards ranged through the continent building forts, missions and farms, ranches and towns to reconstruct the Iberian world. This illustrated book presents an overview of the Spanish colonial period in North America. It provides an account not only of the Spaniards' impact on the lives, institutions and environments of the native peoples but also of the effect of native North Americans on the societies and cultures of Spanish settlers. With quotations and illustrations, David Weber describes the establishement, expansion and retraction of the Spanish frontier and recounts the forging of a Hispanic empire that ranged from Florida to California. Weber refutes the common assumption that while the English and French came to the New World to settle or engage in honest trade, the Spanish simply came to plunder. The Spanish missionaries, soldiers and traders who lived in America were influenced by diverse motives and Weber shows that their behaviour must be viewed in the context of their own time and within their own frame of reference. Throughout, Weber deals with many other issues, including the difference between English, French and Spanish treatment of Indians, the social and economic integration of Indian women into Hispanic society and the reasons why the Spanish communities in North America failed to develop at the rate that the English settlements did.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300059175/?tag=2022091-20
( This landmark book explores how Spain tried to come to ...)
This landmark book explores how Spain tried to come to terms with independent Indians on the frontiers of its American empire in the late 1700s. "An important new book. . . . It displays . . . a mastery of the literature and impressive erudition; a capacity for the patient teasing out of the truth from sources that are often incomplete and partisan; and a lucid narrative style that carries the reader along. . . . A formidable achievement."—J. H. Elliott, New York Review of Books "A stunning book that will be read for generations and lauded for its awesome research, judicious analysis, and graceful prose."—James Schofield Saeger, Lehigh University
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(Explores how Spain tried to come to terms with independen...)
Explores how Spain tried to come to terms with independent Indians on the frontiers of its American empire in the late 1700s.
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( In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on ...)
In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. Within this borderlands region, colorful characters such as Ewing Young, Kit Carson, Peg-leg Smith, and the Robidoux brothers pioneered new trails to the Colorado Basin, the Gila River, and the Pacific and contributed to the wealth that flowed east along the Santa Fe Trail.
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Weber, David Joseph was born on December 20, 1940 in Buffalo. Son of Theodore Carl and Frances (Maronska) Weber.
Bachelor of Science in Social Science, State University of New York, Fredonia, 1962. Master of Arts in History, University New Mexico, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University New Mexico, 1967.
Assistant to full professor of history, San Diego State University, 1967-1976; professor of history, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1976-1979; professor of history and department chairman, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1979-1986; Robert and Nancy Dedman professor of history, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, since 1986. Fulbright-Hays lecturer Universidad de Costa Rica, 1970.
( This landmark book explores how Spain tried to come to ...)
( The quarter-century of Mexican sovereignty over the lan...)
(In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of ...)
(In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of ...)
(Explores how Spain tried to come to terms with independen...)
( In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on ...)
( This compact synthesis of David J. Weber’s prize-winnin...)
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Fellow Society of America Historians, American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member Academia Mexicana de la Historia, Texas Institute Letters, Texas History Association (lifetime fellow), Western History Association (president 1990-1991), Mexico-United States Historians (president 1990), American History Association (vice president professional division since 2008), Organization American Historians (member executive board 2006-2009).
Married Carol Sue Bryant, June 16, 1962. Children: Scott David, Amy Carol.