Cargando…
Brother Bill's bait bites back and other tales from the Raton /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2004.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Close shave for Black Jack Ketchum : Black Jack Ketchum risked more than a nick when he threatened to kill Juan Rael over a haircut and shave
- In the home of the brave : an African American mother confronts a Nazi soldier in her coal camp home
- Ol' mama lion : miner Fred Owensby intended to install an aerial on his car to catch radio waves but caught a mountain lion instead
- Feed him black chickens : even the Lord can't tame Fidel's young bride, Cimarron
- Mail-order Baba : through bad and good luck caused by squirrels, Pete Durocavich finally finds his mail-order bride / co-authored by Sharon K. García
- Making do on Johnson Mesa : a rootin' tootin' cowboy and his wife put a pitch baby to work to make ends meet on their small Johnson Mesa ranch
- Brother Bill's bait bites back : Brother Bill's bait bites worse than it smells
- Don't crowd me, mister : two old CS cowboys commiserate on the concerns of gnats, rattlesnakes, swallows, and such
- Mind your mothers : Gardiner Elementary School mothers trounce the titans of high school football
- Un cuento viejo = An old story : to prevent a transfer to Hell to work for Lucifer, an angel of the Lord must match wits with rowdy, tough guardian angels, and young lovers
- Ladies ride sidesaddle : when Arturo disobeys his mother, he pays the Devil on the Kiowa prairies.