Alcalá, Kathleen, 1954- Spirits of the ordinary : : a tale of Casas Grandes / [electronic resource] / Kathleen Alcalá.. — San Francisco : : Chronicle Books,, c1997.. — 244 p. ; 21 cm.



Анотація:
A novel of 1870s Mexico, featuring a mixed-faith family. It is headed by Zacarias Carabajal, a Jewish gold prospector who converts to Catholicism to marry a rich woman, while his parents continue practicing their faith in secret. He is accused of stirring Indians to revolt and while the army is hunting for him, his wife has an affair with an army officer. A first novel.



ISBN: 0811814475 9780811814478

LCCN: 96015665

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mexican American families--Fiction.
Mexican Americans--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mexican American Border Region--Fiction.
Texas--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3551.L287 / S65 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54