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- The World War I Diary of José de la Luz Sáenz
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: C. A. Brannen Series
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“I am home, safe and sound, and reviewing all these memories as if in a dream. All of this pleases me. I have been faithful to my duty.” Thus José de la Luz Sáenz ends his account of his military service in France and Germany in 1918. Published in Spanish in 1933, his annotated book of diary entries and letters recounts not only his own war experiences but also those of his fellow Mexican Americans.
A skilled and dedicated teacher in South Texas before and after the war, Sáenz’s patriotism, his keen observation of the discrimination he and his friends faced both at home and in the field, and his unwavering dedication to the cause of equality have for years made this book a valuable resource for scholars, though only ten copies are known to exist and it has never before been available in English. Equally clear in these pages are the astute reflections and fierce pride that spurred Sáenz and others to pursue the postwar organization of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
This English edition of one of only two known war diaries of a Mexican American in the Great War is translated with an introduction and annotation by noted Mexican American historian Emilio Zamora.
A skilled and dedicated teacher in South Texas before and after the war, Sáenz’s patriotism, his keen observation of the discrimination he and his friends faced both at home and in the field, and his unwavering dedication to the cause of equality have for years made this book a valuable resource for scholars, though only ten copies are known to exist and it has never before been available in English. Equally clear in these pages are the astute reflections and fierce pride that spurred Sáenz and others to pursue the postwar organization of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
This English edition of one of only two known war diaries of a Mexican American in the Great War is translated with an introduction and annotation by noted Mexican American historian Emilio Zamora.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- “For Democracy, Humanity,and Justice”
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- Mexican Americans in the Great War
- My Personal Diary
- Reporting at New Braunfels
- pp. 39-47
- The Brigade Station
- pp. 48-64
- Camp Travis
- pp. 65-138
- How Carrejo and Four Others Died
- pp. 207-216
- A Horrible Night in “No Man’s Land”
- pp. 217-230
- Toul, Choloy, and Rampondt
- pp. 231-240
- Five Days and Nights in a Foxhole in Romagne
- pp. 246-255
- Simón Gonzáles and Others
- pp. 262-266
- Hipólito Jasso Receives a Shrapnel Wound
- pp. 267-272
- Armistice Day
- pp. 284-293
- Memorable March from Pont-Sassy, France
- pp. 294-301
- Thanksgiving and Then to Germany
- pp. 308-338
- In Zeltingen, Alemania, by the Moselle
- pp. 339-341
- Mexican Americans Attend School
- pp. 342-393
- Prodding That Produces Favorable Results
- pp. 400-415
- A Portrait of Zeltingen
- pp. 434-436
- On the Last Cattle Train and Cars 40 and 8
- pp. 437-443
- The Mongolia, American Steamship
- pp. 444-450
- How Boston Receives Us
- pp. 451-461
- Demobilizing the 90th Division
- pp. 462-468
- List of Honor
- pp. 473-476
- Back Cover
- p. BC
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623491512
Related ISBN(s)
9781623491147
MARC Record
OCLC
876088685
Pages
448
Launched on MUSE
2014-04-08
Language
English
Open Access
No