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We Fed Them Cactus

By Fabiola Cabeza de Baca

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; 2nd edition (April 1, 1994)
ISBN: 978-0826315038
MY HERO recommends this book to readers of all age groups.
Prior to statehood, the Llano Estacado, the great plains of northeastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas, were colonized by Hispanic ranchers. Cabeza de Baca's beloved memoir of the era has been reissued as part of the Pas? Por Aqu? Series on Nuevomexicano Literature. A member of an old Hispanic family, Cabeza de Baca celebrates her Spanish heritage rather than the Mestizo culture embraced by later writers. She portrays the erosion of Hispanic folkways under American influence, but by recording a combination of oral narrative, autobiography, family history, recipes, and poetry, she has helped to preserve these unique expressions of Hispanic culture.
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