Antes: Stories from the Past, Rural Cuba, New Mexico 1769-1949 - Hardcover

Cordova May, Esther V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 163293406X ISBN 13: 9781632934062

Verlag: Sunstone Press, 2011

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Cuba, New Mexico, was first settled in 1769. Originally known as Nacimiento, it was located on the northwestern edge of the Spanish Colonial Empire. It was very isolated and the people who settled Cuba seldom travelled to other areas due to the lack of roads and long distances between settlements. As a consequence, Cuba retained many of the traditions, practices and archaic language of the early Colonial Period until the mid-twentieth century. Only after World War II did this village emerge from its Colonial traditions and begin to acquire more modern amenities and practices. Different from many other small towns, it did not change because of outside forces but mostly because of the actions of people who had been away during World War II and came back wanting what they had experienced elsewhere. "Antes" is the Spanish word for "before." When used by itself in casual conversation, it always refers to the way things were before the end of World War II. This book contains descriptions and photographs of the practices and activities of the people of Cuba in that earlier time.

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Esther V. Cordova May was born in Cuba, New Mexico before World War II. As a child, she experienced the pre-industrial, rural life as prior generations of her family had done in Cuba and surrounding villages. Esther earned her Bachelor's degree in history at Mills College in Oakland, California and a Masters degree in Folklore at the University of California, Berkeley. Since returning to Cuba nearly forty years ago, she has continued her research of verbal accounts of pre-World War II life and her collection of photographs started in 1972 as a student research scholar. Esther is the author of the highly acclaimed "Antes: Stories from the Past, Rural Cuba New Mexico, 1769-1949," published by Sunstone Press in 2011.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sunstone Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 163293406X
• ISBN 13: 9781632934062
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 270
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