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Author Martínez, Rubén.

Title Desert America : boom and bust in the new Old West / Rubén Martínez.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  330.9789 MARTINEZ    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  330.978 M36    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  330.9789 MARTINEZ    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  330.9789 MA    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 333 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction: snow in the desert -- Mornings in New Mexico -- House of the moon -- In the shadow of the Black Mesa -- Water in the desert -- A walk in the woods -- Where the river bends -- Conclusion: neighbors.
Summary Over the last decade the West has undergone a political and demographic upheaval comparable only to the opening of the frontier. Now, in "Desert America," a work of powerful reportage and memoir, Rubén Martínez, acclaimed author of "Crossing Over," evokes a new world of extremes: outrageous wealth and devastating poverty, sublime beauty and ecological ruin.
Subject New Mexico -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
New Mexico -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Immigrants -- United States.
New Mexico -- Race relations.
ISBN 9780805079777: $28.00
0805079777
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