Title: El Mesquite - A Mesquite Tree's View of History
Review: El Mesquite is a novel on the history of Nueces County, Texas from the time of Spanish Landgrants to the early 1900's. The author, Elena Zamora O'Shea, writes the novel from the viewpoint of a mesquite tree. The tree, "Posta del Palo Alto", is a marker on one of the old Spanish trails common in Texas. The story details the settlement of the area around the tree, working its way from the earliest settlement of the area to around 1905.Being a native of this area of Texas and being intimately knowledgeable of Nueces County, it was a fascinating story for me.I suggest that you read the novel first, then read the introduction. Leticia M. Garza-Falcon writes a very interesting, but very long winded introduction to the novel that essentially tells the whole story, leaving little for the reader to discover in the novel.I recommend it for anyone that has an interest in South Texas history, or Hispanic based novels.
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