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The Horse in the Kitchen: Stories of a MexicanAmerican Family,New
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From the Inside Flap'A heartwarming story of one family's struggles, survival, and eventual triumph. This immigration saga fits in the tradition of Barrio Boy and Y no se lo trago la tierra. So readable you can't put it down. It captures the history of the turbulent times.'Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, UltimaProduct DescriptionBorn in 1908, two years before the start of the Mexican Revolution, Rafael lives in the village of San Cristbal, in northern Sonora, Mexico, where his father, the village comisario, owns a bar, pool hall, and grocery store. This is a ranching town where vaqueros are heroes, and horses and bulls, as well as coyotes and rattlesnakes, provide thrills and teach lessons that Rafael and his brothers will never forget. The boy's earliest memories are of mounted revolutionaries riding through town and commandeering horses for Pancho Villa's campesino army. When his parents lose their life savings in the revolution, the family crosses the border to Arizona. Life in the north is a struggle, and young Rafael must put aside his dreams of education and work with his brothers picking lettuce wherever laborers are needed.'A heartwarming story of one family's struggles, survival, and eventual triumph. This immigration saga fits in the tradition of Barrio Boy and Y no se lo trago la tierra. So readable you can't put it down. It captures the history of the turbulent times.'Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima'Ralph M. Flores's The Horse in the Kitchen: Stories of a MexicanAmerican Family is an entertaining and inspirational work of fiction based on the life of the author's father who moves with his family from Mexico to Arizona to escape the social upheaval of the Mexican Revolution. It is a heartfelt tribute to his father whose life in Mexico and the United States is marked by courage, wisdom, hard work, love, and integrityvalues characteristic of many immigrants.'Francisco Jimnez, author of The CircuitReview'Flores has written an enchanting book about his family's life in a small town in northern Mexico, the hardships of the Mexican Revolution and the family's immigration to Arizona in 1918.''In an absorbing style, the author guides the reader first into Mexico during the Revolution, then into the U.S., describing the journey of a fictious family with care and affection. . . His tales are enchanting, evocative, and humorous.'From the Back Cover'A heartwarming story of one family's struggles, survival, and eventual triumph. This immigration saga fits in the tradition of Barrio Boy and Y no se lo trago la tierra. So readable you can't put it down. It captures the history of the turbulent times.'Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, UltimaAbout the AuthorRalph M. Flores teaches at Albuquerque's Technical Vocational Institute; he lives in Tom, New Mexico.
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