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Imperial
Imperial | William T Vollmann
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From the author of Europe Central, a journalistic tour de force along the Mexican-American border. For generations of migrant workers, Imperial Country has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. It sprawls across a stirring (…more)
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Imperial | William T Vollmann
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This hurricane turned tropical storm is hardest on the folks with the least . Tagged book is the companion book to this photo essay.A bunch of our veggies in the winter come from Imperial county in California , and Yuma county, Az. They are getting hammered with rain now ,The small town of Ocotillo, Ca. looked like a raging river going through it . 😥

batsy Scary stuff. I hope everyone is protected from the worst of it 😟 2y
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Imperial | William T Vollmann
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Bailedbailed

I'm not really bailing, I just need to buy this book. It's so long and dense and slow-going for me--and it's so big--that reading a library copy is not practical. Must get a used copy! So really this is on hold til then,

mcipher I have a Goodreads shelf for those - on the back burner. Vollman is definitely dense!! 8y
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Imperial | William T Vollmann
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Time to start a new nonfiction book, since I finished the last a week or two ago. I am on page 3 of over 1100 (1300 with the notes). How many times will I lose this to the library lol?