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Arizona's Arivaca Valley lies only a short distance from the Mexican border and is a rugged land in which to put down stakes. When Arizona Territory was America's last frontier, this area was homesteaded by Anglo and Mexican settlers alike, who often displaced the Indian population that had lived there for centuries. This frontier way of life, which prevailed as recently as the beginning of the twentieth century, is now recollected in vivid detail by an octogenarian who spent her girlhood in this beautiful, cruel country. Eva Antonia Wilbur inherited a unique affinity for the land. Granddaughter of a Harvard-educated physician who came to the Territory in the 1860s, she was the firstborn child of a Mexican mother and Anglo father who instilled in her an appreciation for both cultures. Little ToAa learned firsthand the responsibilities of ranching--an education usually reserved for boys--and also experienced the racial hostility that occurred during those final years before the Papago Indians were confined to a reservation. Begun as a reminiscence to tell younger family members about their "rawhide tough and lonely" life at the turn of the century, Mrs. Wilbur-Cruce's book is rich with imagery and dialogue that brings the Arivaca area to life. Her story is built around the annual cycle of ranch life--its spring and fall round-ups, planting and harvesting--and features a cavalcade of border characters, anecdotes about folk medicine, and recollections of events that were most meaningful in a young girl's life. Her account constitutes a valuable primary source from a region about which nothing similar has been previously published, while the richness of her story creates a work ofliterature that will appeal to readers of all ages.
Detalles
- Título A Beautiful, Cruel Country
- Autor Eva Antonia Wilbur-Cruce
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición 2nd Printing
- Páginas 336
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ
- Fecha de publicación August 1990
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9780816511945 / 0816511942
- Peso 1.15 libras (0.52 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.98 x 5.91 x 0.91 pulgadas (22.81 x 15.01 x 2.31 cm)
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Temas
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Arizona
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 87010861
- Dewey Decimal Code 979.1
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