La historia de Esmeralda Santiago comienza en la parte rural de Puerto Rico; donde sus padres y siete hermanos; en continuas luchas los unos con los otros; vivÃan una vida alborotada pero llena de amor y ternura. De niña; Esmeralda aprendió a apreciar cómo se come una guayaba; a distinguir la canción del coquÃ; a identificar los ingredientes en las morcillas y a ayudar a que el alma de un bebé muerto subiera al Cielo. Pero precisamente cuando Esmeralda parecÃa haberlo aprendido todo sobre su cultura; la llevaron a Nueva York; donde las reglas —y el idioma— eran no sólo diferentes; sino también desconcertantes. Cómo Esmeralda superó la adversidad; se ganó entrada a la Performing Arts High School y después continuó a Harvard; de donde se graduó con altos honores; es el relato de la tremenda trayectoria de una mujer verdaderamente extraordinaria.
#17018 in Books Vintage Books 1991-06-04 1991-06-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .96 x 5.13l; .73 #File Name: 0679733760444 pagesGreat product!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book. Much needed type of history that reconstructs ...By LalibabaGreat book. Much needed type of history that reconstructs the importance of women's role in society in a period when women did not write much. This historian pieces together evidence of what women's lives were like from all sorts of historical evidence; beyond or between the lines of traditional records. She really looks at the documents and "sees" what so many historians before her neglected or minimized.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An amazing book and an amazing life!By CustomerA true window into the every day life of an early woman and pioneer. Read it for the wonderful historical insight; and then weep like a baby when Martha dies at the end because she has become so real to you by that point....0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Glorifying quiet obscurityBy DanielleWonderfully interesting--the author intersperses transcriptions of Martha Ballard's original diary with historical context and commentary on the themes contained therein. I always find histories about everyday lives so much more engaging than the "great men" models of history; and this book decidedly explores the largely unwritten parts of our past.
