"With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero

Américo Paredes

University of Texas Press, 1986 - Corrido de Gregorio Cortez (Ballad) - 262 pages

The legends and songs written about a twentieth-century Mexican folk-hero named Gregario Cortez are examined against the actual events of his life and the history of the Border country--Bibliog.

Bibliographic information

• Title: "With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero
• Author: Américo Paredes
• Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1986
• Length: 262 pages