So Far from God: A Journey to Central America
by Patrick Marnham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670804495
- ISBN 13
- 9780670804498
- Seller
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Lubbock, Texas, United States
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About This Item
This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. The dust jacket has very little wear, with the exception of the top spine area. The pages are white, crisp, and clear of any markings.
"The first group of Mexican citizens I saw were stumbling up the slope from the border, trying to keep their feet in the glutinous mud of southern California and hoping to avoid the United States Border Patrol. It was a moonless night and raining heavily. They chose a track which led directly towards the Patrol Supervisor's pick-up. He had been watching them through his night-glasses for some minutes, enjoying the contrast between the warmth of his seat and the weather they were struggling with. He flicked on his headlights and the Mexicans just walked quietly up the beam. There were four of them, men of three generations, from Sinaloa, a state of Mexico 650 miles to the south. They were farm laborers looking for work. They were true wetbacks, soaked to the skin...." - Chapter One from So Far from God
"The first group of Mexican citizens I saw were stumbling up the slope from the border, trying to keep their feet in the glutinous mud of southern California and hoping to avoid the United States Border Patrol. It was a moonless night and raining heavily. They chose a track which led directly towards the Patrol Supervisor's pick-up. He had been watching them through his night-glasses for some minutes, enjoying the contrast between the warmth of his seat and the weather they were struggling with. He flicked on his headlights and the Mexicans just walked quietly up the beam. There were four of them, men of three generations, from Sinaloa, a state of Mexico 650 miles to the south. They were farm laborers looking for work. They were true wetbacks, soaked to the skin...." - Chapter One from So Far from God
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- Bookseller
- Revue & Revalued Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 537
- Title
- So Far from God
- Author
- Patrick Marnham
- Format/Binding
- The binding is tight and solid.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670804495
- ISBN 13
- 9780670804498
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Journey, Modern, Pilgrimage, Story, God, Indians
- Bookseller catalogs
- Central America; United States of America; Mexican History; Novel;
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