A novel about the impact of modern technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
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A novel about the impact of modern technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
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Add this copy of The Lean Lands to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by Gladewater Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gladewater, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by University of Texas Press.
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Beltran, Alberto. Very good. No dust jacket. some fading and wear at corners and edges, owner's name on front fixed endpaper; text and binding fine. Text in English, Spanish. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 328 p. Contains: Illustrations. Texas Pan-American Series. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of The Lean Lands to cart. $6.50, good condition, Sold by The Yard Sale Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Narrowsburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by University of Texas Press.
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Good. Library withdrawal in the plastic, protective cover. The last blank cover the page has been removed by the library leaving a jagged edge. Some stain and soil and dust to the page edge. Some shelf wear to the plastic covers stamped at the page edge and on the last blank page, this book remains useful.
Add this copy of The Lean Lands (Texas Pan-American Series) (English and to cart. $7.99, good condition, Sold by AmazingBooksPGH rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by University of Texas Press.
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Good. Size: 8x6x1; Ex-library with usual markings. Stamps on prelims and all three outside edge of pages. Sturdy copy, unmarked text. Dj in plastic sleeve, surface wear at bottom edge of front. Edge-wear. Lh.
Add this copy of The Lean Lands: A Novel to cart. $12.00, very good condition, Sold by Gail P Kennon Book-Comber rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West New York, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by University of Texas.
Add this copy of The Lean Lands (Texas Pan-American Series) (English and to cart. $14.54, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by University of Texas Press.
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Austin. 1968. University Of Texas Press. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket W/Some Small Tears. 0292783841. Illustrated by Alberto Beltran. Translated from the Spanish by Ethel Brinton. TEXAS PAN AMERICAN SERIES. 328 pages. hardcover. Cover art by Alberto Beltran. keywords: Literature Translated Mexico Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-What was it that flew over with such a terrifying roar? Was it, as many said, the devil, or was it that thing a few had heard of, a flying machine? And those electric lights at Jacob Gallo's farm, were they witchcraft or were they science? The theme of this harshly powerful novel is the impact of modem technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The old ways are represented by Epifanio Trujillo, the cacique of the region, now ailing and losing his grip on things; by ancient Madre Matiana, the region's midwife, healer, counselor, and oracle; by penniless Romulo and his wife Merced. ‘Progress' is represented by Don Epifanio's bastard son Jacob, who acquired money and influence elsewhere during the Revolution and who now, against his father's will, brings electricity, irrigation, fertilizers, and other modernities to the lean lands-together with armed henchmen. The conflict between the old and the new builds slowly and inexorably to a violent climax that will long remain in the reader's memory. The author has given psychological and historical depth to his story by alternating the passages of narrative and dialogue with others in which several of the major characters brood on the past, the present, and the future. For instance, Matiana, now in her eighties, touchingly remembers how she was married and widowed before she had reached her seventeenth birthday. This dual technique is superbly handled, so that people and events have both a vivid actuality and an inner richness of meaning. inventory #26864.
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Austin. 1968. University Of Texas Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0292783841. Illustrated by Alberto Beltran. Translated from the Spanish by Ethel Brinton. TEXAS PAN AMERICAN SERIES. 328 pages. hardcover. Cover art by Alberto Beltran. keywords: Literature Translated Mexico Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-What was it that flew over with such a terrifying roar? Was it, as many said, the devil, or was it that thing a few had heard of, a flying machine? And those electric lights at Jacob Gallo's farm, were they witchcraft or were they science? The theme of this harshly powerful novel is the impact of modem technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The old ways are represented by Epifanio Trujillo, the cacique of the region, now ailing and losing his grip on things; by ancient Madre Matiana, the region's midwife, healer, counselor, and oracle; by penniless Romulo and his wife Merced. ‘Progress' is represented by Don Epifanio's bastard son Jacob, who acquired money and influence elsewhere during the Revolution and who now, against his father's will, brings electricity, irrigation, fertilizers, and other modernities to the lean lands-together with armed henchmen. The conflict between the old and the new builds slowly and inexorably to a violent climax that will long remain in the reader's memory. The author has given psychological and historical depth to his story by alternating the passages of narrative and dialogue with others in which several of the major characters brood on the past, the present, and the future. For instance, Matiana, now in her eighties, touchingly remembers how she was married and widowed before she had reached her seventeenth birthday. This dual technique is superbly handled, so that people and events have both a vivid actuality and an inner richness of meaning. inventory #28093.
Add this copy of The Lean Lands (Texas Pan American Ser. ) to cart. $34.95, fair condition, Sold by J.E. Miles, A Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from OCEANSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by University of Texas Press.
