Growing Up in Bernalillo - 1934 T0 1954

New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker - A Cambridge Information Group Company, 2012. Fist Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5 1/4" X 8 1/4. 227 Pages plus a Pedigree chart. Four inked-lines gift inscription signed by the author on the top of the title page. No other marks or stamps. Interior text pages are free from any apparent marks. This is a book that is a journal, autobiography, family history, local history, anthology of stories, and more. The author called each story a chapter and there are 83. The best description of this book is the 83 Chapter Titles: Grandma Antonia from El Canon, How my Nana met my Tata, The Dirty Old Water Bucket, My Stay at My Grandma's in Canon, I Was A Tattler, Mi Mama Nina, My Stay at Madrina Conchas' House, Christmas in Canon, Return to Bernalillo, My Okie From Penoke, 1939 Flood of the Rio Grande, My Dad the Coal Miner, Home For Christmas, First Year of School, Oh Joy! Tata Got Rheumatism, Christmas in Canon, Springtime, Summer Escapades, Eliseo, Las Grullas, Evelyn Wade, Kicked By A Horse, Additions to the House, Dad's Announcement, Cousin Enriquez Montoya, Enriquez Got Married, A Letter from California, My Dog Solovino, Johnny's Bike Accident, My Own Bike Accident, Left Handed Me, Our Walk Home From School, The End of World War II and Back to Farming, Shenanigans, The Day Johnny Ran Away From Home, Johnny's Return, My Visit to My Grandma's House in Canon, Cheese Making, Giant Bullfrogs, Horsemeat Hamburgers, Bout with the Sorillos (skunks), Harvest Time at our Farm and Corn Chicos, My First Communion, Dona Vitalia, La Majia de San Ciprian y la Majia Negra (The Magic of St. Ciprian and Black Magic), The Scourge of Lice, Don Hipolito and Dona Angelina, Growing and Selling Tomatoes and Produce, Johnny Left for the Army, I Became My Mother's Comadre, My Friend with the White Horse, The Swimming Hole, My First Boy Friend, The Fiestas of San Lorenzo, My Favorite Nun, Silva's Movie Theatre, Halloween Time, La Pinkie, Music Music Music, My First Trip to Santa Fe Fiestas, Muscles Like a Man, Bad News From The Army, Work and Play to Keep Happy, Mickey's Jeep, Unfounded Jealousy, The Red-Haired Devil, June 1952, Johnny's Burial, I Met William "Bill" Tapia, My Tata Got Drunk, Sheriff Guadalupe Quintana, My Tata Broke My Nose, Apples From Corrales, Graduation Plans, Senior Sneak Day, Graduation Day, The Studebaker and the Henry J, Pendleton Blankets and Munsingwear, Bill Tapia Comes Home from Korea, Pidio La Entrada (Asked Permission to Court), Christmas and Brass Knuckles, I Meet the Family, and Marriage and Goodbye Bernalillo. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. Why pay more? When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.