Chronicle of My Worst Years

Chronicle of My Worst Years PDF Author: Tino Villanueva
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810150344
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 93

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Poems by a Chicano. In one he describes the bigotry he experienced in Texas as a child migrant worker: "Teach me to save myself from those who / with wrathful hand cut off the germinal hope / from my first breath on and wrecked my days." By the author of Shaking Off the Dark.

Chronicle of My Worst Years

Chronicle of My Worst Years PDF Author: Tino Villanueva
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810150344
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 93

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Poems by a Chicano. In one he describes the bigotry he experienced in Texas as a child migrant worker: "Teach me to save myself from those who / with wrathful hand cut off the germinal hope / from my first breath on and wrecked my days." By the author of Shaking Off the Dark.

The Multilingual Anthology of American Literature

The Multilingual Anthology of American Literature PDF Author: Marc Shell
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814797520
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 764

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"American literature appears here as more than an offshoot of a single mother country, or of many mother countries, but rather as the interaction among diverse linguistic and cultural trajectories.".

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes]

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature [3 volumes] PDF Author: Nicolás Kanellos
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313087008
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1444

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From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American mosaic. Written for students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the vast landscape of Latino literature from the colonial era to the present. Aiming to be as broad and inclusive as possible, the encyclopedia covers all of native North American Latino literature as well as that created by authors originating in virtually every country of Spanish America and Spain. Included are more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries written by roughly 60 expert contributors. While most of the entries are on writers, such as Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Oscar Hijuelos, and Piri Thomas, others cover genres, ethnic and national literatures, movements, historical topics and events, themes, concepts, associations and organizations, and publishers and magazines. Special attention is given to the cultural, political, social, and historical contexts in which Latino literature has developed. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. The encyclopedia gives special attention to the social, cultural, historical, and political contexts of Latino literature, thus making it an ideal tool to help students use literature to learn about history and cultural diversity.

The Mayor's Daughter

The Mayor's Daughter PDF Author: James Hoggard
Publisher: Wings Press
ISBN: 1609400933
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Here we have the history of a heart, set in the heart of Texas. According to novelist John Nichols, "James Hoggard knows as much as anyone on earth about the small tender mercies and brutalities of people. He describes the human heart with a poignant lyricism and sometimes brutal hurting--and he understands well the demon soul. I have seldom read anyone so well-tuned to the rhythms of children and fractured families." The Mayor's Daughter is set during the 1920s, in the north Texas oil-boom town of Kiowa Falls. Civilization is just beginning to overtake frontier chaos, and "tender mercies" are in short supply. Only one generation away from the pioneers who first broke the soil, Kiowa Falls is surrounded by newly discovered oil fields. Yet the daughter of the town's mayor, Ru-Marie is a well-read young Romantic and budding artist. Her tastes in love--her parents insist--are less well refined. And as they throw off their sham of civilization, a family war erupts--and with it frontier justice. The novel looks at events from several perspectives -- a first person present-tense account interspersed with remembrances from decades later, letters, an interview, and murder trial excerpts.

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art PDF Author: Nicolàs Kanellos
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611921632
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Book Description
Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Project is a national project to locate, identify, preserve and make accessible the literary contributions of U.S. Hispanics from colonial times through 1960 in what today comprises the fifty states of the United States.

The Morning Chronicle Survey of Labour and the Poor

The Morning Chronicle Survey of Labour and the Poor PDF Author: Henry Mayhew
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315469871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237

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In the years 1849 and 1850, Henry Mayhew was the metropolitan correspondent of the Morning Chronicle in its national survey of labour and the poor. Only about a third of his Morning Chronicle material was included in his later and better known, publication, London Labour and the London Poor. First published in 1981, this series of six volumes constitutes Henry Mayhew’s complete Morning Chronicle survey, in the sequence in which it was originally written in 1849 and 1850. It addresses a wealth of topics from cholera in the Jacob’s Island area to the food markets of London. The publication of this complete survey represented the first time in which the whole of Mayhew’s pioneering work was available in one place. The set is introduced by Dr Peter Razzell, who was co-editor of the national Morning Chronicle survey. This fifth volume contains letters from June to September 1850. This series will be of interest to those studying the history of social welfare, poverty and urbanisation.

Shaking Off the Dark

Shaking Off the Dark PDF Author: Tino Villanueva
Publisher: Bilingual Review Press (AZ)
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Poetry in Spanish, English and Spanglish. Latino/a Studies. First published in 1984 by Arte Publico, "Shaking off the Dark" has become one of the classics of Chicano literature. This new, corrected edition features poems not included in the first edition, as well as introduction and bibliography. These poems are thoughtful, angry, perceptive, and address such topics as art, time, love, oppression, history, and language itself. "Distraught, /mad-eyed from told formulas/bound to rule my easy ways, /I look, I see, /but fail once more to know." In this "failure" to know, however, Villanueva provides us a gorgeous window onto the worlds he sees so sharply. "So arise, Chicano, " he extorts, "arise from the shadow of Nothingness; /arise from that neverending Nada of servitude./The problem is we live by other people's words" (from "Speak Up, Chicano, Speak Up"). Villanueva does speak up, creating poems to counter "other people's words." A recipient of the American Book Award, Villanueva lives in Boston and teaches at Boston University.

The Fire Chronicle

The Fire Chronicle PDF Author: John Stephens
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0375872728
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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After the tumultuous events of last winter, Kate, Michael, and Emma long to continue the hunt for their missing parents. But they themselves are now in great danger, and so the wizard Stanislaus Pym hides the children at the Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. There, he says, they will be safe. How wrong he is. The children are soon discovered by their enemies, and a frantic chase sends Kate a hundred years into the past, to a perilous, enchanted New York City. Searching for a way back to her brother and sister, she meets a mysterious boy whose fate is intricately—and dangerously—tied to her own. Meanwhile, Michael and Emma have set off to find the second of the Books of Beginning. A series of clues leads them into a hidden world where they must brave harsh polar storms, track down an ancient order of warriors, and confront terrible monsters. Will Michael and Emma find the legendary book of fire—and master its powers—before Kate is lost to them forever? Exciting, suspenseful, and brimming with humor and heart, the next installment of the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy will lead Kate, Michael, and Emma closer to their family—and to the magic that could save, or destroy, them all.

The Chronicle

The Chronicle PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Infinity Chronicles Book Two

Infinity Chronicles Book Two PDF Author: Albany Walker
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781093521689
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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I'm learning to accept that my entire life has been a lie, and that with my mother's disappearance there are mysteries I may never uncover. Not to mention, my abilities are manifesting and I'm just beginning to understand what being part of an Infinity really means. As my relationship with each guy grows, so does the Infinity bond between us. Living with four moody guys-who give me butterflies with a simple look-can be slightly overwhelming. Still, I need answers, and moving forward is the only way to get them. But there is a problem-each revelation provokes new questions, and secrets I may not be ready for are rising to the surface.Slow Burn Reverse Harem MMFM