Coyotes: A Journey Across Borders With America's Mexican MigrantsTo discover what becomes of Mexicans who cross into the United States without a visa, Conover traveled and worked alongside them for more than a year. This is the chronicle of his journey. “Ted Conover has written a book about the Mexican poor that is at once intimate and epic. Coyotes is travel literature, social protest, and affirmation. I can compare this book to the best of George Orwell’s journeys to the heart of poverty.” --Richard Rodriguez, author of Brown and Hunger of Memory |
Contents
Thc Gringo and the Mexicano | 3 |
Deep into the Orchard | 31 |
Welcome to LA | 65 |
Copyright | |
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Coyotes: A Journey Across Borders with America's Mexican Migrants Ted Conover No preview available - 1987 |
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