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Author:

Martínez, Rubén.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

333 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Immigrants--United States.
New Mexico--Economic conditions--21st century.
New Mexico--Social conditions--21st century.
New Mexico--Race relations.

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. "Desert America" evokes a new world of extremes: outrageous wealth and devastating poverty, sublime beauty and ecological ruin.

ISBN:

0805079777
9780805079777

LCCN:

2011040587

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)