FlowerSong Press to Publish Mi Carnal Frank/A Family Memoir and Biography of U.S. Congressman Frank Mariano Tejeda Jr. 1945-1997 by Juan Tejeda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 27, 2023
“Told in daring honesty and filled with photographs, documents, personal anecdotes, and full cultural and historical background, this book will be an invaluable source to those exploring the injustices and socio-political issues that confronted Frank M. Tejeda, a Mexican-American leader, change-maker and Vietnam vet from the Southside barrios of San Antonio, who fought his way through oppressive schools, the battlefields of Vietnam, degrees from Berkeley, Harvard and Yale, and the vicious tactics of political opponents, to become a U.S. Congressman, and earn a Bronze star, a Purple Heart, a Silver Star, and a place in the hearts of people throughout this nation.” Carmen Tafolla, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas Poet Laureate 2015-2016
Mi Carnal Frank is available for pre-orders online at: www.flowersongpress.com
ISBN: 978-1-953447-01-2 * $20.00 * 264 pages * Trade Paperback * Publication: February 2024
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