{"product_id":"neither-from-here-nor-there-the-harrowing-metamorphosis-of-a-shoeless-latino-peasant-who-journeyed-north-in-search-of-a-dream-9798887513690","title":"Neither From Here Nor There: The Harrowing Metamorphosis of a Shoeless Latino Peasant Who Journeyed North in Search of a Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work is an autobiographical synopsis of an immigrant whose diasporic decision came crucially at a time of tribulation and despair amidst the civil war in El Salvador. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the special chapter, you will find the compelling story of a shoeless child who lived in one of the country's most depressed, conflicting areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 1 to 4 give you an account of the discovery of America. The ensuing genocidal obliteration of the Mesoamerican civilizations and indigenous cultures at the hands of the Spanish colonizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 5 to 13 show a brief narrative of the evolution of El Salvador from a peaceful autochthonous Maya enclave to a fully independent nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 14 to 16 present with mesmerizing accuracy a series of events that probably helped shape my appreciation of life. Instill in me greater consciousness of my mortality and, therefore, my future in the USA. All these traumatic events, no doubt, have given me a new sense of purpose in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 17 to 22, I exposed different perceptions and analyses of life before and after in El Salvador and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 23 vividly describes the events leading to my becoming a US citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 24 focused on the contradictory reverse cultural shock when I traveled to my native land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, in chapter 25, I formulate my honest feelings of love and patriotism toward America, its institutions, its Constitution, its Flag, and my faith in its promising democratic, republican future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16545356\"\u003eMauro H. Cruz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Faith Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887513690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8887513694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002030\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christian Faith Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47666046861609,"sku":"8887513694","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/products\/img_2e56c49f-cb48-4165-8997-567ee62d3969.jpg?v=1708329762","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/neither-from-here-nor-there-the-harrowing-metamorphosis-of-a-shoeless-latino-peasant-who-journeyed-north-in-search-of-a-dream-9798887513690","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}