Brother Bill's bait bites back and other tales from the Raton
by Garcia, Ricardo L.
Published by : University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln ) Physical details: xi, 118 p. 23 cm. ISBN:0803271115 (pbk. : alk. paper). Year: 2004| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sw 300 - 399 | 398.20978922 Gar (Browse shelf) | Available | 111258 |
"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover.
"The tales in this collection are about everyday life with some fantastic elements. An African American mother and daughter confronts a German prisoner of war in one story, while in another a coal miner's gift for braying leads to a war between coal camps. Here are chronicles of a Mexican barber who extracts a ghoulish revenge for being forced to shave the beard of a killer; of the terrible fate that awaits boys who are lured into a dancehall during the Lenten season by the Devil and his beautiful cowgirls; and of an old coal miner who attempts to control his young wife by pretending to be the voice of the Lord
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