Dewey, Alicia M.,  1962- <br/><br/>
Pesos and dollars :  entrepreneurs in the Texas-Mexico borderlands, 1880-1940 / 
Alicia M. Dewey ; foreword by Sterling Evans. 
 - First edition. 
 - College Station :  Texas A and M University Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Connecting the greater west series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Commercial society in the lower Río Bravo/Rio Grande borderlands: Borderlands in transition (1820-1880) --  Forging a landscape of opportunity (1880-1940) --  Texas borderland entrepreneurs: Seizing opportunity --  Searching for the American dream --  Navigating change --  The elusiveness of success: Accessing credit --  Facing failure --  Starting over --  Appendix 1. Businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books --  Appendix 2. Sample of large businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books --  Appendix 3. Sample of small businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books --  Appendix 4. Women-owned businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books --  Appendix 5. Credit ratings for businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books --  Notes. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781623492090 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF3161  / .P476 2014