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- catalog abstract "When Vincent L. Mendoza began to write his life story, he turned to his memory of visiting the deathbed of his great-grandmother, a Creek Indian who embodied the history and dauntless will of her people. The memory inspired both sorrow and boundless pride. Son of Two Bloods, Mendoza's vibrant and candid account of his life, is full of such grief and rejoicing. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947, Mendoza was the child of a Creek mother and a Mexican father. In this book he. Vividly portrays his Mexican and Indian relatives and his confusing, often painful, childhood interactions with the dominant white society. He left childhood behind when he was sent to Vietnam. There he found hatred, terror, and camaraderie in equal measure. On returning from Vietnam, Mendoza faced professional, economic, and personal struggles but found consolation in love, family, and friendship. His moving account of his first wife's courageous, losing battle with. Cancer ends with renewal as Mendoza remarries and decides to explore his past, and his people, in writing, "Endure, then weep," he writes at last, "endure, and be rewarded, endure and rejoice, endure and learn."".
- catalog contributor b9700771.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Cancer ends with renewal as Mendoza remarries and decides to explore his past, and his people, in writing, "Endure, then weep," he writes at last, "endure, and be rewarded, endure and rejoice, endure and learn."".
- catalog description "Vividly portrays his Mexican and Indian relatives and his confusing, often painful, childhood interactions with the dominant white society. He left childhood behind when he was sent to Vietnam. There he found hatred, terror, and camaraderie in equal measure. On returning from Vietnam, Mendoza faced professional, economic, and personal struggles but found consolation in love, family, and friendship. His moving account of his first wife's courageous, losing battle with.".
- catalog description "When Vincent L. Mendoza began to write his life story, he turned to his memory of visiting the deathbed of his great-grandmother, a Creek Indian who embodied the history and dauntless will of her people. The memory inspired both sorrow and boundless pride. Son of Two Bloods, Mendoza's vibrant and candid account of his life, is full of such grief and rejoicing. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947, Mendoza was the child of a Creek mother and a Mexican father. In this book he.".
- catalog extent "164 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Son of two bloods.".
- catalog identifier "0803231881 (cl : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Son of two bloods.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Son of two bloods.".
- catalog subject "973/.04973 B 20".
- catalog subject "Creek Indians Biography.".
- catalog subject "Creek Indians Mixed descent.".
- catalog subject "Creek Indians Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "E99.C9 M435 1996".
- catalog subject "Mendoza, Vincent L. (Vincent Leon), 1947-".
- catalog title "Son of two bloods / Vincent L. Mendoza.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".