The Miners' Lament - A Story of Latina Activists in the Empire Zinc Mine Strike

Ana Maria Garcia writes a corrido about her mother's death, the injustices her Mexican American mining community faces, and her experiences on the picket line in the hopes of winning a talent show, saving her treasured vihuela, and earning money for rent.

About the author

Judy Dodge Cummings is a former history teacher and the author of more than 25 fiction and nonfiction books for children. She lives in south-central Wisconsin. Her other book in the I Am America series is When the Earth Dragon Trembled: A Story of Chinatown During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.

Product details

• Authors: Judy Dodge Cummings
• Assisted by: Eric Freeberg (Illustration)
• Publisher: North Star Editions
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781631635342
• ISBN: 978-1-63163-534-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 196 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 113 g
• Series: I am America Set 4
• Subject: Children's and young people's books