Gringos
Gringos

Author: Charles Portis

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2000-05-01

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1590206541

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Charles Portis’s fourth novel—a truly brilliant, wonderfully bizarre novel by one of our great American novelists. Jimmy Burns is an expatriate American living in Mexico who has an uncommonly astute eye for the absurd little details that comprise your average American. For a time, Jimmy spent his days unearthing pre-Colombian artifacts. Now he makes a living doing small trucking jobs and helping out with the occasional missing person situation—whatever it takes to remain “the very picture of an American idler in Mexico, right down to the grass-green golfing trousers.” But when Jimmy’s laid-back lifestyle is seriously imposed upon by a ninety-pound stalker called Louise, a sudden wave of “hippies” (led by a murderous ex-con guru) in search of psychic happenings, and a group of archaeologists who are unearthing (illegally) Mayan tombs, his simple South-of-the-Border existence faces a clear and present danger.

Gringos in Paradise
Gringos in Paradise

Author: Barry Golson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0743276353

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In a lighthearted, uplifting, yet practical account, Golson details the year he and his wife spent building their dream house in Mexico for this first fun and informative chronicle of the new trend of retiring south of the border. Photos.

How the Gringos Stole Tequila
How the Gringos Stole Tequila

Author: Chantal Martineau

Publisher: Trinity University Press

Published: 2019-07-25

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1595348816

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Once little more than party fuel, tequila has graduated to the status of fine sipping spirit. How the Gringos Stole Tequila traces the spirit's evolution in America from frat-house firewater to luxury good. But there's more to the story than tequila as upmarket drinking trend. Author Chantal Martineau spent several years immersing herself in the world of tequila -- traveling to visit distillers and agave farmers in Mexico, meeting and tasting with leading experts and mixologists around the United States, and interviewing academics on either side of the border who have studied the spirit. The result is a book that offers readers a glimpse into the social history and ongoing impact of this one-of-a-kind drink. It addresses issues surrounding the sustainability of the limited resource that is agave, the preservation of traditional production methods, and the agave advocacy movement that has grown up alongside the spirit's swelling popularity. In addition to discussing the culture and politics of Mexico's most popular export, this book also takes readers on a colorful tour of the country's Tequila Trail, as well as introducing them to the mother of tequila: mezcal.

The Gringos
The Gringos

Author: B. M. Bower

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13:

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One of the famous American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West - B. M. Bower's present novel 'The Gringos' was first published in the year 1913.

Mariachi for Gringos
Mariachi for Gringos

Author: Gil Sperry

Publisher: Ralph Behr

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781424303168

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The only portable, comprehensive collection of the Mariarchi Top 50, including lyrics in Spanish and English, plus lead sheets, melody line and chord symbols. Perfect for vocals, guitar and piano.

THE GRINGOS (Western Classic)
THE GRINGOS (Western Classic)

Author: B. M. Bower

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2017-04-20

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 8026876458

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Dade Hunter and Jack Allen are two cowboys who got caught up in the 1849 California Gold Rush, and had a good fortune in the gold fields. They decide to spend a winter in San Francisco, where Jack gets hooked on gambling, while Dade quickly gets tired of it and moves on. Dade meets Andres, a Spanish Don who owns a large ranch, and tries to persuade Jack to move there with him, but Jack is involved way over his head. Bertha Muzzy Bower (1871-1940) was an American author who wrote novels and short stories about the American Old West. She is best known for her first novel "Chip of the Flying U” about Flying U Ranch and the "Happy Family" of cowboys who lived there. The novel rocketed Bower to fame, and she wrote an entire series of novels set at the Flying U Ranch. Several of Bower's novels were turned into films.

Greasers and Gringos
Greasers and Gringos

Author: Steven Bender

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0814798888

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A lawyer criticizes media portrayals of latino/as because it leads to unfair judgements in the court system.This is an important look at stereotyping in American culture.

Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos
Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos

Author: Jos? Angel Guti?rrez

Publisher: Arte Publico Press

Published: 2003-04-30

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781611920932

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Under this somewhat threatening title, the renowned civil rights leader Jos? Angel Guti?rrez provides a guidebook to minority empowerment through the use of analysis, practical experience and anecdote. His primary goal is the conversion of Latino demographic power into educational, economic and political power. In an incisive introduction, Guti?rrez analyzes the types of power and evaluates Chicano and Latino access to power at various levels in U.S. society. In very plain, down-to-earth language and examples, Guti?rrez takes pains to make his broad knowledge and experience available to everyone, but especially to those who want to be activists for themselves and their communities. For him the empowerment of a minority or working-class person can transfer into greater empowerment of the whole community. This manual penned by the founder of the only successful Hispanic political party, La Raza Unida, brings together an impressive breadth of models to either follow or avoid. Quite often, Guti?rrezÍs voice is not only the seasoned voice of reason, but also that of humor, wry wit and satire. If nothing else, The Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos is a wonderful survey of the Chicano and Latino community on the move in all spheres of life in the United States on the very eve of its demographic and cultural ascendancy.