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1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Perspectives on south Texas |
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Perspectives on south Texas.
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Lessons from the King Ranch -- Life as a Kineño kid -- To school and the barrio -- Vallejo -- The road from Kingsville -- A companion for the road -- Moving to Concord -- Back to Texas -- Recruited to Washington -- Serving as Secretary -- Education for Hispanics -- The rear view mirror |
| Summary |
On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of the United States to be appointed to the Cabinet, when then-vice president George H.W. Bush swore him in as secretary of education. Cavazos, born on the legendary King Ranch in South Texas and educated in a two-room ranch schoolhouse, served until December 1990, after which he returned to his career in medical education and academic administration |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Cavazos, Lauro
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Bush, George, 1924-2018 -- Friends and associates
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Bush, George, 1924-2018 fast |
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Cavazos, Lauro fast |
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Cavazos, Lauro (Politiker) swd |
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United States. Department of Education -- Officials and employees -- Biography
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United States. Department of Education fast |
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USA Department of Education gnd |
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography
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Hispanic Americans -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
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EDUCATION -- Comparative.
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EDUCATION -- History.
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Cabinet officers
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Employees
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Friendship
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Hispanic Americans
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Minister
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King Ranch (Tex.) -- Biography
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Texas -- King Ranch
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United States
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005034155 |
| ISBN |
9781603444408 |
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1603444408 |
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