Carmen Tafolla
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"A unique glimpse at a special region known to some as borderlands, this anthology of persona poems gives articulate voice to the many peoples and periods that have made their mark on this scarred and sacred land of deserts and rivers, Indian petroglyphs and fifty-foot marionettes, haciendas and Air Force bases, this ground so varied in climate and culture but so unified in spirit. The spirit of this terra incognita fits its original definition as...
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Consists of a typescript manuscript, with handwritten notes, of the English translation of Santiago Tafolla's autobiography titled "Nearing the end of the trail"; copies of legal documents, letters, and clippings relating to the Tafolla family; a family tree; 27 black-and-white copies of family photographs; 15 color prints showing sites of genealogical research.