Life and Labor on the Border
Author | : Josiah McConnell Heyman |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : 0816512256 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780816512256 |
Rating | : 4/5 (256 Downloads) |
Download or read book Life and Labor on the Border written by Josiah McConnell Heyman and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development over the past hundred years of the urban working class in northern Sonora. Drawing on an extensive collection of life histories, Heyman describes what has happened to families over several generations as people left the countryside to work for American-owned companies in northern Sonora or to cross the border to find other employment.