Category: History PUERTO RICO'S STATUS DEBATE by Amy Thornbury

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BOOKS

Anderson, Robert. Party Politics in Puerto Rico. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1965.

Andic, Fuat M. Distribution of Family Incomes in Puerto Rico. A Case Study of the Impact of Economic Development on Income Distribution. Rio Piedras: University of Puerto Rico, 1964.

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New York: Arno Press, 1929.

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Association Headline Series, 1984.

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Mathews, Thomas. Puerto Rican Politics and the New Deal. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1960.

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Negron de Montilla, Aida. Americanization in Puerto Rico and the Public School System, 1900-1930. Rio Piedras, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1975.

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Perusse, Roland.The United States and Puerto Rico: Decolonization Options and Prospects. Lanham,
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Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1946.



ARTICLES

Berríos Martínez, Rubén. "Independence for Puerto Rico: The Only Solution." Foreign Affairs , 55
(April 1977): 561-583.

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"One of Our Fifty Is Missing." New Mexico Magazine (October, 1987): 84.

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"Puerto Rico--Will It Be the 51st State? Interview with the Commonwealth's Governor." U. S. News and World
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GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. Senate Document No. 92-8. Washington:
U. S. Government Printing Office, 1971.

Congressional Record. 1899-1936.

Digest of Public General Bills and Selected Resolutions. 86th Congress, 1st Session. Final Issue, 1959.
Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1959.

Documents on the Constitutional History of Puerto Rico. 2nd ed. Washington: Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1964.

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1905-06. House Documents, I. Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1906.

House of Representatives Bill H. R. 2849. 100th Congress, 1st Session. June 30, 1987.

Journal of the House of Representatives. 86th Congress, 1st Session. Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1959.

Senate Bill S. 1182. 100th Congress, 1st Session. May 12, 1987.

Testimony of Marco Antonio Rigau before the U. S. House of Representatives, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs. Unpublished manuscript, September 29, 1987.



NEWSPAPERS

The New York Times (NYT).
1934-1936.
1958-1964.
1968-1980.

The San Juan Star (STAR). 1986-1988.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). 1968-1980.



PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

Anduze, Juan. December 23, 1987

Ferré, Luis A.* December 7, 1987.

Gonzalez, Maria.† December 6, 1987.

Mantilla, Jesús M.† December 7, 22, 1987.

Melendez, Hiram.§ December 22, 1987.

Rigau, Marco A.† December 22, 1987.

Roig Ferré, Antonio.* December 4, 5, 1987.

Tryon, Richard. December 7, 23, 1987.

* indicates PNP supporter
† indicates PPD supporter
§ indicates PIP supporter


rs. Unpublished manuscript,
September 29, 1987.



NEWSPAPERS

The New York Times (NYT).