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Portrait of Fidel Tafolla

The original handwritten manuscript was written in Spanish by the Reverend Santiago Tafolla at the age of 71. Tafolla was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico under Mexican rule; traveled widely in the US; and served in the Texas Indian Wars and the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The memoir offers a rare look at 19th century Texas from the Tejano perspective and is the only known memoir of a Mexican American who served in the Civil War. Tafolla's great-granddaughters Carmen and Laura Tafolla transcribed, translated, and edited the memoir, which was ultimately published as A Life Crossing Borders: Memoir of a Mexican-American Civil War Soldier, by Arté Público Press in 2009.

Cover story on Vince Vance & the Valiants.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Sonny Ace, Ray Alfaro, Bob Azar, Buzzy Beano, Toby Beau, Chuck Berry, Ronnie Branham, Frenchie Burke, Hondo Crouch, Alvin Crow, Tom Doughty, Dave Duffy, Bob Dylan, Speedo Ray Earl, Paul Elizondo, Joe Ely, Denny Ezba, Michael Franks, Jim Landry, Steve Laughlin, Garry Lindsey, Henry Lopez, Darrell McCall, Augie Meyers, Joni Mitchell, Rocky Morales, Van Morrison, Maxwell Nova, Don Nunley, Ray Price, Canto Al Pueblo, Tom Rush, Gary Stewart, Andy Stone, Jerry Jeff Walker, Rusty Wier.

Cover story on Beach Boys

Meeting minutes from the Texas State University System Board of Regents.