Weaves the parallel stories of two Mexican-American families and two countries. Describes the volatile bootlegger who would become the author's father and the beautiful Lupe, his mother.
Victor Villase?or recounts his own angry adolescence, describing the humiliation, misunderstanding, and abuse he faced at home and at school, and discussing how those events shaped his adult life.
Victor Villase?or recounts his own angry adolescence, describing the humiliation, misunderstanding, and abuse he faced at home and at school, and discussing how those events shaped his adult life.
A biography of the Mexican American scholar, folklorist, and poet who taught for many years at the University of Texas and wrote the 1958 book "With His Pistol in His Hand.".
Weaves the parallel stories of two Mexican-American families and two countries. Describes the volatile bootlegger who would become the author's father and the beautiful Lupe, his mother.
This book is a biography of Pat Mora, author of "A Birthday Basket for Tia," "Tomas and the Library Lady," "Maria Paints the Hills," and other literary works.
