River of Angels by Alejandro Morales

River of Angels by Alejandro Morales

The West was a place where dreams could come true, and in this epic novel Alejandro Morales introduces two very different families and an unpredictable river to explore the allure of Southern California and the development of Los Angeles.

Although the Rivers and Kellers families come from different backgrounds--ethnic, class and linguistic--their lives and fortunes become inextricably linked through their children. An illicit love affair leads to tragedy as the families are victims of racism and the pseudo-scientific philosophy of eugenics, or selective breeding, proposed by those fearful of Los Angeles' diverse population in the 1920s.

River of Angels is a richly detailed look at the people who lived on both sides of the river that separated the haves from the have-nots, from the mystical and forgotten Native Americans and their mixed-blood Latino descendants to the opportunity-seeking Yankees and the African, Mexican and Asian migrants. Acclaimed novelist Alejandro Morales excavates the layered history of Los Angeles in this stirring epic of love, loss and redemption.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781558857759
ISBN 10	1558857753
Titel	River of Angels
Autor	Alejandro Morales
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Arte Publico Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2014-03-31
Seitenanzahl	267
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.