Maria's journey /

Born into the Mexican Revolution, Maria Perez entered an arranged marriage at age fourteen to Miguel Arredondo. The couple and their tiny daughter immigrated to the United States in the 1920s, living in a boxcar while Miguel worked for a Texas railroad and eventually settling in East Chicago, Indian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arredondo, Ramón
Otros Autores: Arredondo, Trisha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2010.
Temas:
Arredondo, Maria, > 1907-2004.
Mexican American women > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Mexican Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Social life and customs.
Immigrants > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.
Immigrants > Mexico > Biography.
Américaines d'origine mexicaine > Illinois > Chicago > Biographies.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Illinois > Chicago > Mœurs et coutumes.
Immigrants
Mexican American women
Mexican Americans > Social life and customs
Chicago (Ill.) > Biography.
Illinois > Chicago
Mexico
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Born into the Mexican Revolution, Maria Perez entered an arranged marriage at age fourteen to Miguel Arredondo. The couple and their tiny daughter immigrated to the United States in the 1920s, living in a boxcar while Miguel worked for a Texas railroad and eventually settling in East Chicago, Indiana, where Miguel worked for Inland Steel. Their story includes much of early-twentieth-century America: the rise of unions, the plunge into the Great Depression, the patriotism of World War II, and the starkness of McCarthyism. It is flavored by delivery men hawking fruit and ice, street sports, and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780871953193
0871953196
9780871953407
0871953404

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