It's 1951, and workers at the Empire Zinc mine in Alba, New Mexico, have been striking for months. Among them is Ana Maria Garcia's father, who says they may need to sell her vihuela to pay rent. But her vihuela was a gift from her recently deceased mother, and her dream is to be a corridista, a singer of Mexican ballads.
As Ana Maria is drawn to the picket line, she is inspired to write a corrido about her mother and the other women of the mining community. An upcoming talent show may be Ana Maria's chance to earn money for rent and save her vihuela--if she can give voice to the song of her heart. It's the storytellers that preserve a nation's history.
But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events about people whose voices have been excluded, lost, or forgotten over time.
| ISBN: | 9781631635342 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2021 |
| Author: | Judy Dodge Cummings |
| Illustrator: | Eric Freeberg |
| Publisher: | Jolly Fish Press an imprint of North Star Editions |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 150 pages |
| Series: | I Am America |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |
It's 1951, and workers at the Empire Zinc mine in Alba, New Mexico, have been striking for months. Among them is Ana Maria Garcia's father, who says they may need to sell her vihuela to pay rent.
The Miners' Lament features in the following genres: Historical Fiction
Paperback, Hardback. £26.99, down from the £29.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Miners' Lament was written by Judy Dodge Cummings and published by Jolly Fish Press an imprint of North Star Editions
The Miners' Lament has 150 pages
Yes it is part of I Am America series
£26.99, reduced from £29.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.