- Social conditions, History, Mexicans, Immigrants
An epic study of an emblematic American region by one of our most celebrated writersIt sprawls across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts, date groves, and labor camps of southeastern California, right across the Mexican border.
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Epic, grave, earnest and prestige.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- William T. Vollmann
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 1168
- Publisher
- Viking, PowerHouse Books, Penguin USA, Inc.
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780670020614
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