Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

America Libre (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

After years of anti-immigrant backlash, anger seethes in the nation's Latino communities. The crowded streets bristle with restless youth, idled by a deep recession. When undercover detectives in San Antonio accidentally kill a young Latina bystander during a botched drug bust, riots erupt across the Southwest. As the inner-city violence escalates, Anglo vigilantes strike back with shooting rampages. Exploiting the turmoil, a congressional demagogue succeeds in passing legislation that transforms the nation's Hispanic enclaves into walled-off Quarantine Zones.

Citizens tagged Class H-those who are Hispanic, are married to a Hispanic, or have at least one grandparent of Hispanic origin-are forced into detention centers. Amid the chaos in his L.A. barrio, Manolo Suarez is out of work and struggling to support his growing family. But under the spell of a beautiful Latina radical, the former U.S. Army Ranger and decorated war veteran now finds himself questioning his loyalty to his wife-and to his country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grand Central Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780446551472
• Artikelnr.: 39697173

Autorenporträt

Cuban-born Raul Ramos y Sanchez grew up in Miami's cultural kaleidoscope before becoming a long-time resident of the U.S. Midwest. Following a successful 25-year advertising career that included founding an ad agency with offices in Ohio and California, Raul turned to more personally meaningful work.

House Divided is the second book of the America Libre trilogy, which Ramos began in 2004 with the input of scholars from the USA, Latin America, and Spain. Besides developing a documentary for public television, Two Americas: The Legacy of our Hemisphere, Raul writes for a variety of publications and hosts www.myimmigrationstory.com -- an online forum for the U.S. immigrant community. To find out more, visit www.RaulRamos.com.