Sixty Acres and a Barn: A Novel (Portuguese in the Americas) - Tapa blanda

Lewis, Alfred

 
9781933227399: Sixty Acres and a Barn: A Novel (Portuguese in the Americas)
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ISBN 10: 1933227397 ISBN 13: 9781933227399
Editorial: University of Massachusetts Press, 2012

Sinopsis

Sixty Acres and a Barn tells the captivating coming-of-age story of Luis Sarmento, an immigrant from the Azores who finds in America tolerance, prosperity, and emotional fulfillment. This fascinating slice of immigrant life in California dairy farming explores in lyrical, realistic, and insightful prose the obstacles faced by those who live in insular enclaves between cultures. Sixty Acres and a Barn will appeal to readers interested in Portuguese American literature, ethnic literature, immigrant literature, California regional literature, and dairy farms.

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ALFRED LEWIS (1902 1977), born on the mid-Atlantic island of Flores, immigrated to California in 1922, studied law, and eventually served as a municipal judge in the San Joaquin Valley. He is the author of Home Is an Island. FRANK F. SOUSA received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and Professor of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. DONALD WARRIN specializes in the history and literature of Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants in the United States at the Regional Oral History Office at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

ALFRED LEWIS (1902&;1977), born on the mid-Atlantic island of Flores, immigrated to California in 1922, studied law, and eventually served as a municipal judge in the San Joaquin Valley. He is the author of Home Is an Island. FRANK F. SOUSA received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and Professor of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. DONALD WARRIN specializes in the history and literature of Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants in the United States at the Regional Oral History Office at The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Editorial
University of Massachusetts Press
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1933227397
ISBN 13 
9781933227399
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
176
Editor
Sousa Frank F.
Contacto del fabricante
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ISBN 10:  0972256156 ISBN 13:  9780972256155
Editorial: University of Massachusetts Dart..., 2004
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