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Américo Paredes



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Average rating: 3.85 · 1,469 ratings · 111 reviews · 26 distinct works â€� Similar authors
George Washington Gomez: A ...
3.84 avg rating — 953 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions
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With His Pistol in His Hand...
3.81 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 1958 — 16 editions
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The Hammon and the Beans an...
3.91 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions
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Folklore and Culture on the...
4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
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The Shadow
3.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions
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Between Two Worlds
3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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Folktales of Mexico
4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
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A Texas-Mexican Cancionero:...
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions
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Cantos de adolescencia/ Son...
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“Their country! There you are. Their filthy lies are all over you already. I was born here. My father was born here and so was my grandfather and his father before him. And then they come, they come and take it, steal it and call it theirs.”
― Americo paredes, George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel
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“I'm working and I'm gonna study nights. Sometimes I get to thinking and I say to myself, 'Who the hell am I? Just a poor Damn Mexican that's worth less than a dog in this cursed country.”
― Américo Paredes, George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel
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“Some of these young spiks get too much schooling. Then they start gettin' ideas they're as good as white people.”
― Américo Paredes, George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel
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