Born into the Mexican Revolution; Maria Perez entered an arranged marriage at age fourteen to Miguel Arredondo. The couple and their tiny daughter immigrated to the United States in the 1920s; living in a boxcar while Miguel worked for a Texas railroad and eventually settling in East Chicago; Indiana; where Miguel worked for Inland Steel. Their true story includes much of early-twentieth-century America: the rise of unions; the plunge into the Great Depression; the patriotism of World War II; and the starkness of McCarthyism. It is flavored by delivery men hawking fruit and ice; street sports; and Saturday matinees that began with newsreels. Immigration status colors every scene; adding to their story deportation and citizenship; generational problems unique to new immigrants; and a miraculous message of hope.
#2391033 in Books Oregon State University Press 2000-04-17Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.10 x .70 x 6.10l; .94 #File Name: 0870714732320 pages
Review
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not for me.By BeregondI felt a spasm of desire to learn the native mythology of the area I live in; but I found it exceedingly dull. Sadly; native American myths just don't speak to me.
