The World War I Diary of Jose de la Luz Saenz

First edition

Manufactured in the United States of America

The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability.

Frontispiece: José de la Luz Sáenz, US Army photograph, 1918

The editor gratefully acknowledges Alberto Jiménez, who photographed the oil painting that appears on the cover of the book.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Saenz, José de la Luz, 1888–1953, author.

[México-americanos en la Gran Guerra. English]

The World War I diary of José de la Luz Saenz / edited and with an introduction by Emilio Zamora ; translated by Emilio Zamora with Ben Maya. — First edition.

pages cm. — (C. A. Brannen series ; number thirteen)

Translation of: Los méxico-americanos en la Gran Guerra: y su contingente en pró de la democracia, la humanidad y la justicia, first published in original Spanish in San Antonio by Artes Graficas, 1933.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-62349-113-0 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-62349-114-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-62349-151-2 (e-book)

1. United States. Army. Infantry Division, 90th—Biography. 2. World War, 1914–1918—Regimental histories—United States. 3. Saenz, José de la Luz, 1888–1953. 4. Mexican Americans—Texas—Biography. 5. Civil rights workers—Texas—Biography. 6. World War, 1914–1918—Personal narratives, Mexican American. 7. World War, 1914–1918—Participation, Mexican American. I. Zamora, Emilio, translator, editor. II. Maya, Ben, –2012, translator. III. Title. IV. Series: C. A. Brannen series ; no. 13.

D570.390th .S2413 2014

940.4›12730922—dc23

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