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Son of Two Bloods
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Nebraska Pr
Publication date
September 1, 1996
Pages
164
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780803231887
ISBN-10
0803231881
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$30.00
Other format details
university press
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The winner of the 1996 North American Indian Prose Award, the author's first book traces his childhood as the son of a Creek Indian mother and a Mexican father, his experiences of racism, his service in Vietnam, and his wife's death. UP.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description:
When Vince Mendoza began to write his life story, he turned to his memory of visiting the deathbed of his great-grandmother, a Creek Indian who embodied the history and dauntless will of her people. The memory inspired both sorrow and boundless pride.
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Son of Two Bloods, Mendoza's vibrant and candid account of his life, is full of such grief and rejoicing. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947, Mendoza was the child of a Creek mother and a Mexican father. In this book he vividly portrays his Mexican and Indian relatives and his confusing, often painful, childhood interactions with the dominant white society. He left childhood behind when he was sent to Vietnam. There he found hatred, terror, and camaraderie in equal measures.
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On returning from Vietnam Mendoza faced professional, economic, and personal struggles but found consolation in love, family, and friendship. His moving account of his first wife's courageous, losing battle with cancer ends with renewal as Mendoza remarries and decides to explore his past, and his people, in writing. "Endure, then weep," he writes at last, "endure, and be rewarded, endure and rejoice, endure and learn."
Editions
Hardcover
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from Univ of Nebraska Pr (September 1, 1996)
9780803231887 | details & prices | 164 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $30.00
About: The winner of the 1996 North American Indian Prose Award, the author's first book traces his childhood as the son of a Creek Indian mother and a Mexican father, his experiences of racism, his service in Vietnam, and his wife's death.
About: The winner of the 1996 North American Indian Prose Award, the author's first book traces his childhood as the son of a Creek Indian mother and a Mexican father, his experiences of racism, his service in Vietnam, and his wife's death.
Paperback
from Bison Books (May 1, 1999)
9780803282575 | details & prices | 164 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $13.95
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