Macho! (Paperback, Original)

Roberto Garcia is only seventeen, but he already has big dreams of making his fortune, building a family, and gaining the respect of his community. With ambition to burn and a passion to prove his manhood, Roberto takes the dangerous journey north, crossing the Mexican border to pick fruit in the "golden fields" of California. It is said that a good man can make more money there in a week than in an entire year in the mountains of Michoacan, his home. With dreams that overshadow harsh realities, Roberto is unprepared for the jammed boxcars and bolted trucks that carry undervalued migrant workers through the searing desert to long days of harsh labor.
Raw, powerful, poetic, and heartbreaking, "Macho "brings to life the brutality of migrant labor, Cesar Chavez's efforts to unionize workers, and a vivid portrayal of the immigrant experience through the eyes of a brave young man who bids goodbye to everything he knows to follow his dreams.

General

Imprint:	Atria Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Victor Villasenor
Dimensions:	217 x 139 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
Edition:	Original
ISBN-13:	978-1-58270-273-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-58270-273-X
Barcode:	9781582702735

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