| We Fed Them Cactus Contributor(s): Baca, Fabiola Cabeza De (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826315038 ISBN-13: 9780826315038 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1994 Annotation: Prior to statehood, the Llano Estacado, the great plains of northeastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas, were colonized by Hispanic ranchers. Cabeza de Baca's beloved memoir of the era has been reissued as part of the Pas Por Aqu Series on Nuevomexicano Literature. A member of an old Hispanic family, Cabeza de Baca celebrates her Spanish heritage rather than the Mestizo culture embraced by later writers. She portrays the erosion of Hispanic folkways under American influence, but by recording a combination of oral narrative, autobiography, family history, recipes, and poetry, she has helped to preserve these unique expressions of Hispanic culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 976.480 |
| LCCN: 93-11951 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.48" W x 8" (0.56 lbs) 218 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Prior to statehood, the Llano Estacado, the great plains of northeastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas, were colonized by Hispanic ranchers. Cabeza de Baca's beloved memoir of the era has been reissued as part of the Pas Por Aqu Series on Nuevomexicano Literature. A member of an old Hispanic family, Cabeza de Baca celebrates her Spanish heritage rather than the Mestizo culture embraced by later writers. She portrays the erosion of Hispanic folkways under American influence, but by recording a combination of oral narrative, autobiography, family history, recipes, and poetry, she has helped to preserve these unique expressions of Hispanic culture. |