Description: An epic novel about two families and their two countries: Mexico and the U.S. This tale of a bootlegger and his beautiful wife is based on Villaseñor's own family history.
Synopsis An epic novel about two families and their two countries: Mexico and the U.S. This tale of a bootlegger and his beautiful wife is based on Villaseñor's own family history.
Details
Publication Date:
1992-10-01
Edition Description:
Reprint
Size
Length:
562 pages
Height:
9.5 in
Width:
6.5 in
Thickness:
1.2 in
Weight:
23.2 oz
Publisher's Note This phenomenal national bestseller has received extraordinary reviews and avid national media attention. Novelist Villasenor tells the true-life saga of one family's journey from the days of Pancho Villa in war-ravaged Mexico to the Prohibition era in California.
Industry Reviews "'Rain Of Gold' both enhances and enriches the American experience. It is filled with indelible drama and people." Book Jacket - Alex Haley
"A Grand and vivid history...the characters are keenly drawn...often I felt like a family member watching from a corner stool." Roberts
"A big book...a big story that deserves to be told...extremely moving...a compelling narrative." Haley