Publisher's Synopsis
Releasing for Hispanic Heritage MonthWritings celebrate the richness of the Mexican American voice of Chihuahuita, identified by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2016 as one of America's Most Endangered Historic PlacesGonzález is from the El Paso border barrio of Chihuahuita, called the Ellis Island of the Southwest and ground zero for border literary loreWest Texas/Mexico border folklore and literary history; Mexican American studies; women's studies; border studies; Texas history; Texas literary historyWriting collected from more than 750 typewritten pages of Spanish and English poems, short stories, fables, and dichos by Ramona González (1906-1995)Spanning four decades, González's writings capture a rich yet mostly unpublished heritage of West Texas/Mexico border folklore and literary history, bilingual Spanish. English originally written mostly in SpanishThree-generation family project: writer Ramona González; son-in-law Neil J. Devereaux, translator of her writings; and granddaughter Cristina Devereaux Ramírez, editor and historian.
