The Chicken Hanger /

The Chicken Hanger confronts the present-day controversy of politics and prejudice along the Texas-Mexico border through the eyes of one illegal immigrant, Ricky Delgado. After Ricky's brother Tomás is shot in the hand while crossing the border into the U.S., the two must decide to risk deport...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rehder, Ben (autor.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Prejudices.
Noncitizens.
Illegal immigration.
Immigration clandestine > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Prejuges > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Illegal immigration > Fiction.
Noncitizens > Fiction.
Prejudices > Fiction.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Region frontaliere mexicano-americaine > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mexican-American Border Region > Fiction.
Fiction.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Chicken Hanger confronts the present-day controversy of politics and prejudice along the Texas-Mexico border through the eyes of one illegal immigrant, Ricky Delgado. After Ricky's brother Tomás is shot in the hand while crossing the border into the U.S., the two must decide to risk deportation and seek justice, or remain silent and endure the misfortunes of illegal aliens. Meanwhile, Ricky is battling a disease he unknowingly acquired in the poultry plant where he hangs chickens for a living. Author Ben Rehder weaves between multiple perspectives and opinions of border-town Americans and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780875654959

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