02007cam a2200385 i 4500 446847107 TxAuBib 20201030120000.0 190228s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781469653297 alkaline paper 146965329X alkaline paper 40029373649 (OCoLC)1089268809 TxAuBib rda Oropeza, Lorena, 1964- The king of adobe : Reies López Tijerina, lost prophet of the Chicano movement / Lorena Oropeza. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019] ℗2019. xii, 374 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- The king of kings -- The prophet -- The Mexican -- The patriarch -- The evangelist -- The American -- The Indo-Hispano -- The gunslinger -- The Chicano -- The martyr -- Epilogue. "The King of Adobe offers a fresh and unvarnished look at the life of Reies L©đpez Tijerina (1926-2015), one of the most controversial, criticized, and misunderstood Chicano Movement leaders of the 1960s. Directly addressing allegations of anti-Semitism, accusations of sexual abuse, as well as evidence of extreme religiosity and possible mental illness, the book captures the life a man who changed our understanding of the American West"-- Provided by publisher. 20201030. WorldShare provided record. Tijerina, Reies. Mexican Americans Biography. Political activists United States History 20th century Biography. Civil rights workers United States History 20th century Biography. Chicano movement History. Biography. History.