The Horse in the Kitchen: Stories of a Mexican-American Family

by Ralph M. Flores

Book Overview

Born in 1908, two years before the start of the Mexican Revolution, Rafael lives in the village of San Crist bal, in northern Sonora, Mexico, where his father, the village comisario, owns a bar, pool hall, and grocery store. This is a ranching town where vaqueros are heroes, and horses and bulls, as well as coyotes and rattlesnakes, provide thrills and teach lessons that Rafael and his brothers will never forget. The boy's earliest memories are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826333664
• ISBN13: 9780826333667
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"