[PDF] Names On The Map eBook

Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061875864

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“A book of great lyrical power, Names on a Map is a heartbreaking mirror for our own time, about an American family torn apart by an unjust war. In Ben Saenz’ dexterous, tender hands, this novel is a salve upon the wounds of both then and now.” —Ruben Martinez, award winning author of Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail A haunting novel from award-winning author and poet Benjamin Alire Saenz, about a family of Hispanic immigrants handling the psychological effects of a war they don’t feel is theirs to fight In 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, the Espejo family of El Paso, Texas, is just like thousands of other American families coping with a war they feel does not concern them. When Gustavo, the eldest son—the “bad boy” of the family—is told to report for basic training, his ideology and sense of patriotism is put to the test. Opting to flee to Mexico and avoid the draft, Gustavo soon realizes he is no more culturally connected to his ancestral homeland than he is to the America that called him to war. Poignant and insightful, Names on a Map explores with complex detail the harsh nature of immigrant life in the United States—and the emotional tug-of-war experienced by all those with allegiance to more than one country.

Author : Derek Nelson
Publisher : Kodansha
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,51 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9781568362984

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This amusing, fact-filled book recharts geography--from Ptolemy to the break-up of Yugoslavia--through the eyes of intrepid seafarers, arrogant imperialists, feuding neighbors, gullible map-makers, and bumbling tourists. 50 maps.

Author : Laura Wattenberg
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,28 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 077043648X

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A fully revised and updated version of the classic baby name guide, featuring updated trends, facts, ideas, and thousands of enchanting names! Your baby’s perfect name is out there. This book will help you find it. The right baby name will speak to your heart, give your child a great start in life—and maybe even satisfy your relatives. But there’s no shortage of names to choose from, and you can’t expect to just stumble upon a name like that in an A-to-Z dictionary. Enter the revised and updated fourth edition of The Baby Name Wizard. This ultimate baby-name guide uses groundbreaking research and computer-generated models to create a visual image for each name, examine its usage and popularity over the last one hundred years, and suggest other specific and promising name ideas. Each unique “name snapshot” includes a rundown of style categories the name belongs to, nickname options, variants, pronunciations, prominent examples, and names with a similar style and feeling. This new edition also contains expanded sections on popular names and style lists. A perfect, up-to-date guide to the modern world of names, The Baby Name Wizard will delight you from the first name you look up and keep you enchanted through your journey to finding the just-right name for your baby.

Author : Lewis Ankeny McArthur
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Local author
ISBN : 9780875952772

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The comprehensive guide to Oregon place names

Author : Virgil J. Vogel
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299129842

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List of place-names, primarily those names after American Indian tribes or individuals, including some historical information about each person or tribe.

Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 21,74 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0226534650

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And unlike other books that consider place names, this is the first to reflect on both the real cartographic and political imbroglios they engender."--BOOK JACKET.