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Something more splendid than two /

"Blending literary analysis and memoir Something More Splendid Than Two is at once an excavation of intergenerational wounds, a dance number, a poem, and a fraught love letter from son to father that disrupts the dominant narratives surrounding the life and myth of Joaquin Murrieta. In the Mexi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alfaro, Jose Rivers (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Santa Barbara, CA] Dead letter office, an imprint of punctum books, 2022.
Subjects:
Alfaro, Jose Rivers.
Ridge, John Rollin, > 1827-1867. > The life and adventures of Joaquin Murieta: the celebrated California bandit.
Murieta, Joaquín, > -1853 > Fiction.
Murieta, Joaquín, > -1853.
Authors, American > 21st century > Biography.
Hispanic American gays > Biography.
Mexican American gays > Biography.
Patriarchy.
Indigenous men > Identity.
Sexual minorities > Identity.
Mexican Americans > Colonization > Social aspects > United States.
Indians of North America > Colonization > Social aspects > United States.
Authors, American.
Hispanic American gays.
Mexican American gays.
United States.
2000-2099
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Fiction.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude
  • 1. Joaquin as my father
  • 2. Joaquin as myself
  • 3. Joaquin as John Rollin Ridge
  • Epilogue: reading with my students