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MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR
MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR
Author: John Nichols
Joe Mondragon, a feisty hustler with a talent for trouble, slammed his battered pickup to a stop, tugged on his gumboots, and marched into the arid patch of ground. Carefully (and also illegally), he tapped into the main irrigation channel. And so began-though few knew it at the time-the Milagro beanfield war. But like everything else in the dir...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345295330
ISBN-10: 0345295331
Publication Date: 10/12/1980
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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If you liked "Cannery Row" and Tortilla Flats" you will love this book.
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I read this decades ago but still remember the thrill. A great story.
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Funny, illuminating, and interesting!
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this is an old book and one of my all time favorites.

it is set in taos nm, and is absolutely hilarious.

the cast of characters is incredible (literally) in a town known for characters.

there is an underlying theme about social justice, which adds to the charm of the book.

get ready to laugh and to think


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