Rows of memory journeys of a migrant sugar-beet worker /
| Main Author: | Sánchez, Saúl, 1943- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: |
xxviii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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| Online Access: |
Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Spinach capital of the world -- Following the migrant trail north to Iowa and Minnesota -- Leaving for California -- Migrant experience from birth to age five -- A crystal city education -- Joining the workforce in Wisconsin -- Compromises in Delano, Wind Lake, and Burlington -- From La Grammar to Elk Grove consolidated -- Youthful rebellion in Billings, Montana -- Competition in Moses Lake, Washington -- Crystal City High -- New beginnings in Iowa -- Graduating from Crystal City -- Hauling tomatoes to the Heinz plant -- Experiments in the Iowa fields -- School and work from Texas to East L.A. -- Working the rows between classes -- Using the long hoe in North Dakota -- Adjusting to academic life in San Marcos -- Leaving the migrant trail. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxviii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781609382339 1609382331 |