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Chicano A Novel

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ISBN-10: 0060821043

ISBN-13: 9780060821043

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard Vasquez

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A bestseller when it was published in 1970 at the height of the Mexican-American civil rights movement, Chicano unfolds the fates and fortunes of the Sandoval family, who flee the chaos and poverty of the Mexican Revolution and begin life anew in the United States. Patriarch Hector Sandoval works the fields and struggles to provide for his family even as he faces discrimination and injustice. Of his children, only Pete Sandoval is able to create a brighter existence, at least for a time. But when Pete's daughter Mariana falls in love with David, an Anglo student, it sets in motion a clash of cultures. David refuses to marry Mariana, fearing the reaction of his family and friends. Mariana,…    
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Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/30/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.16" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Born in 1928, Richard Vasquez worked for several newspapers, including the Santa Monica Independent, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. In addition to Chicano, he published two other novels, The Giant Killer and Another Land. He died in 1990.Nacido en 1928, Richard Vasquez trabaj� para varios peri�dicos, incluyendo el Santa M�nica Independent, el San Gabriel Valley Tribune y el Los Angeles Times. Adem�s de Chicano, public� dos otros libros: The Giant Killer y Another Land. Muri� en 1990.