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The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Strange Career of William Ellis The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Karl Jacoby, J. D. Jackson (Narrator) A black child born on the US-Mexico border in the twilight of slavery, William Ellis inhabited a world divided along ambiguous racial lines. Adopting the name Guillermo Eliseo, he passed as Mexican, transcending racial lines to become fabulously wealthy as a Wall Street banker, diplomat, and owner of scores of mines and haciendas south of the bo... more »rder. In The Strange Career of William Ellis, prize-winning historian Karl Jacoby weaves an astonishing tale of cunning and scandal, offering fresh insights on the history of the Reconstruction era, the US-Mexico border, and the abiding riddle of race in America.
Read by J. D. Jackson; Unabridged: 8 CDs, 8.5 hours.« less
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ISBN-13: 9781515904274 ISBN-10: 151590427X Publication Date: 6/15/2016 Edition:Unabridged CD Rating: