A Kineño's Journey: On Family, Learning, and Public Service
(Part of the Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest Series)
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On September 20, 1988, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Lauro F. Cavazos as the fourth Secretary of Education in President Ronald Reagan's administration. A sixth-generation Texan and Kineño--a descendant of Mexican citizens who accepted work on Texas's King Ranch in the 19th century--Cavazos was the first Hispanic appointed to a position in an American Presidential Cabinet. The story of Cavazos's journey leading up to his cabinet...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0896729680
ISBN13:9780896729681
Release Date:June 2016
Publisher:Texas Tech University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.36 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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