Imperial
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Word Count
326,500 words, Guess
Page Count
1,306 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveimperial00voll_0
- ISBN-139780670020614
- ISBN-100670020613
- Goodreads5719302
- LibraryThing6246161
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008029532
- OCLC Control Number233549192
- Better World Books9780670020614
- Open LibraryOL18733063M
Classifications
- DDC304.8/7949907208624
- LCCF868.I2 V65 2008
- LCCF868.I2 V65 2009
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- LCCF868.I2V65 2008
Description
An epic study of an emblematic American region by one of our most celebrated writersIt sprawls across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts, date groves, and labor camps of southeastern California, right across the Mexican border. For generations of migrant workers, from Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl of the 1930s to Mexican laborers today, Imperial County has held the promise of paradise—and the reality of hell. It is a land beautiful and harsh, enticing and deadly, rich in history and heartbreak. Across the border, the desert is the same but there are different secrets. In Imperial, award-winning writer William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, and by extension into the dark soul of American imperialism.Known for his penetrating meditations on poverty and violence, Vollmann has spent ten years doggedly investigating every facet of this bi-national locus, raiding archives, exploring polluted rivers, guarded factories, and Chinese...
Description
For generations of migrant workers, Imperial County--the California desert region where the U.S. borders Mexico--has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. Award-winning writer Vollmann takes readers deep into the heart of this haunted region.
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