ISBN:
9780826355249
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0826355242
Language:
English
,
Spanish
Pages:
Online Ressource (232 pages)
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
Querencias series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Usner, Donald J Chasing dichos through Chimayó
DDC:
398.209789/52
Keywords:
Folklore New Mexico
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Chimayo
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Oral tradition New Mexico
;
Chimayo
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Proverbs, Spanish New Mexico
;
Chimayo
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Spanish poetry New Mexico
;
Chimayo
;
Extended families New Mexico
;
Chimayo
;
Community life New Mexico
;
Chimayo
;
Folklore
;
Oral tradition
;
Proverbs, Spanish
;
Spanish poetry
;
Extended families
;
Community life
;
Spanish poetry
;
Extended families
;
Community life
;
Proverbs, Spanish
;
Folklore
;
Oral tradition
;
Folklore
;
Manners and customs
;
Oral tradition
;
Proverbs, Spanish
;
Spanish poetry
;
Travel
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology
;
Extended families
;
Biographies
;
Community life
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Social life and customs
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Biography
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Description and travel
;
New Mexico
;
Chimayo
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Social life and customs
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Biography
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Description and travel
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Biography
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Description and travel
;
Chimayo (N.M.) Social life and customs
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New Mexico ; Chimayo
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Electronic book
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Electronic books Biography
Abstract:
"The poetic proverbs known to nuevomexicanos as dichos are particular to their places of origin. In these reflections on the dichos of the Chimayo Valley in northern New Mexico native son Don J. Usner has written a memoir that is also a valuable source of information on the rich language and culture of the region. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs that Usner, who is also known for his photographic work, took of the people and places that he writes about, this book is a one-of-a-kind introduction to the real New Mexico. Usner has known Chimayo since he was a boy visiting his grandmother and the other village elders, who taught him genealogies going back to family origins in Spain. The Spanish he learned there was embedded in dichos and cuentos. This book is the result of Usner's research into these memorable sayings, and it preserves a language and a culture on the verge on dissolution. It is a gateway into a uniquely New Mexican way of life"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - English and Spanish. - Print version record
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