ISBN:
9780670020614
Language:
English
Pages:
XXX, 1306 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. publ.
DDC:
304.8/7949907208624
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Einwanderer
;
Geschichte
;
Mexicans History
;
Mexicans Social conditions
;
Immigrants History
;
Immigrants Social conditions
;
Migrant agricultural laborers History
;
Migrant agricultural laborers Social conditions
;
Soziale Situation
;
Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
;
Imperial County (Calif.) Social conditions
;
Imperial County, Calif.
;
Imperial County, Calif.
;
Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
;
Geschichte
;
Imperial County, Calif.
;
Soziale Situation
Abstract:
For generations of migrant workers, Imperial County--the California desert region where the U.S. borders Mexico--has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. Award-winning writer Vollmann takes readers deep into the heart of this haunted region.
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