Who wrote a 1958 novel that drew on a popular corrido to tell the story of a Tejano man wrongly pursued by the Texas Rangers?(1 point)

Responses

Tomás Rivera
Tomás Rivera

Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera

Américo Paredes
Américo Paredes

Elena Zamora O’Shea

1 answer

The correct answer is Américo Paredes. He wrote the novel "With His Pistol in His Hand" in 1958, which draws on the corrido "El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez" to tell the story of a Tejano man wrongfully pursued by the Texas Rangers.