The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire
Authors on Their Books09/15/16 • 44 min
Karl Jacoby, professor of history at Columbia University, uses the story of the remarkable Gilded Age border crosser William Ellis to discuss the shifting relationship between the United States and Mexico in the late 19th century. This talk is part of the Billington Lecture series at The Huntington. Recorded Sept. 14, 2016.
09/15/16 • 44 min
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