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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Jan Reid Klappentext Reid has assembled writings by an astonishing array of leading authors--Larry McMurtry, Woody Guthrie, and more--to explore the politicization, culture, history, and ecology of the vital river. Zusammenfassung Rio Grande explores the ecology, history, culture, and politicization of the river. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue Part 1. Río del Norte Paul Horgan, from Great River Tony Hillerman, from New Mexico, Rio Grande and Other Essays Bill Logan, "The Old Meat Hunter" John Nichols, from The Milagro Beanfield War Part 2. Desert Bloom Josiah Gregg, from Commerce of the Prairies Robert Boswell, from American Owned Love William Langewiesche, from Cutting for Sign Charles Bowden, from Down by the River Dagoberto Gilb, from The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acuña Cecilia Ballí, "Ciudad de la Muerte" Part 3. La Junta John Graves, "Big River" John Reed, from Insurgent Mexico Don Henry Ford, Jr., from Contrabando Robert Draper, "Soldiers of Misfortune" Aristeo Brito, from The Devil in Texas Part 4. Big Bend Robert T. Hill, from "Running the Cañons of the Rio Grande" Woody Guthrie, from Seeds of Man Molly Ivins, "Mayor of Lajitas Not the Goat He Used to Be" John Spong, "Sand Trap" Part 5. Crossings Stephen Harrigan, "Highway One," from Comanche Midnight Dick J. Reavis, "Gateway to Texas" Larry McMurtry, from Lonesome Dove Elmer Kelton, from The Time It Never Rained Tom Miller, "Confessions of a Parrot Trooper," from On the Border Jan Reid, "Busting Out of Mexico," from Close Calls John Davidson, from The Long Road North María Eugenia Guerra, "Nothing to Declare" Elena Poniatowska, from Guerrero Viejo Part 6. La Frontera Rolando Hinojosa, from "A Sense of Place" Robert Mendoza, "A Piece of Land" James Carlos Blake, from In the Rogue Blood Irene Beltrán Hernández, from Across the Great River Américo Paredes, from George Washington Gómez Gary Cartwright, "Border Towns," from Confessions of a Washed-Up Sportswriter Oscar Casares, "Domingo," from Brownsville Gloria Anzaldúa, from Borderlands Epilogue Biographical Notes Acknowledgments Illustration Credits ...
