| Who Would Have Thought It? Contributor(s): Burton, Maria Amparo Ruiz de (Author), Ruiz De Burton, Maria A. (Author), Sanchez, Rosaura (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1558850813 ISBN-13: 9781558850811 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: "The insights into class and race in this clever satire set during and after the Civil War give it a thoroughly contemporary feel ... A fully entertaining read that stands on its own against much of today's fiction". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95011585 |
| Series: Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.42" W x 8.51" (1.05 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Topical - Civil War - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fiction. Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton's WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT? (1872) is a historical romance which engages the dominant myths about nationality, race and gender prevalent in society in the United States prior to and during the Civil War. The narrative follows a young Mexican girl as she is delivered from Indian captivity in the Southwest and comes to live in the household of a New England family. Culture and perspectives on national history and identity clash as the novel criticizes the dominant society's opportunism and hypocrisy, and indicts northern racism. |