Imperial
By: by William T. Vollmann.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1306
ISBN-13: 9780670020614
Subjects: Mexicans -- California -- Imperial County -- History; Mexicans -- California -- Imperial County -- Social conditions; Immigrants -- California -- Imperial County -- History; Immigrants -- California -- Imperial County -- Social conditions; Migrant agricultural laborers -- California -- Imperial County -- History; Migrant agricultural laborers -- California -- Imperial County -- Social conditions; Imperial County (Calif.) -- Social conditions
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.