Reviews several books on Chicano history. `Inherit the Alamo: Myth and Ritual at an American Shrine,' by Holly Beachley Brear; `Tejano Religion and Ethnicity: San Antonio, 1821-1860,' by Timothy M. Matovina; `Tejano Journey, 1770-1850,' edited by Gerald E. Poyo; `Telling Identities: The Californio Testimonios,' by Rosaura Sanchez.