For generations of migrant workers Imperial County has held the promise of paradise - and the reality of hell. Sprawling across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts, date groves and labour camps of south-eastern California, it is a land beautiful and harsh, enticing and deadly, rich in history and heartbreak. Across the border, the desert is the same, but there are different secrets. In "Imperial", award-winning writer William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, and by extension into ...
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For generations of migrant workers Imperial County has held the promise of paradise - and the reality of hell. Sprawling across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts, date groves and labour camps of south-eastern California, it is a land beautiful and harsh, enticing and deadly, rich in history and heartbreak. Across the border, the desert is the same, but there are different secrets. In "Imperial", award-winning writer William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, and by extension into the dark soul of American imperialism. Known for his penetrating meditations on poverty and violence, Vollmann has spent ten years doggedly investigating every facet of this bi-national area, raiding archives, exploring polluted rivers, guarded factories and Chinese tunnels, strip clubs, churches and sweatshops, talking with everyone from farmers to border patrolmen in his search for the fading American dream and its Mexican equivalent.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Good. 1167 pages; Spine cocked slightly inwardly. Light stains to the exterior edges of textblock. Smudges to the covers. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Good with no dust jacket. B&W Photographs; 1306 pages; Many smudges/light soiling on covers and exterior edge of pages. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Very Good. Advanced Uncorrected Proofs-PAPERBACK-single crease on binding-minor staining to page edge-very slight wear to cover-otherwise binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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Very Good. Size: 6x2x10; 1st edition 1st printing-minor wear to edge of dust jacket-slight stain to closed page edge-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. SIGNED with a drawing of a woman's face drawn by the author on the front free endpaper. First Edition, first printing with the printing history line ending in "1." Clean text-NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Very good/Very good with dust jacket protected by clear mylar cover. Oversized. Clean text--NO writing, NO highlighting to text. PLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders.