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"Dona Ramona Benitez Franco was born in 1902 on her parents' Arizona ranch and celebrated her hundredth birthday with family and friends in 2002, still living in her family's century-old adobe house. Dona Ramona witnessed many changes in the intervening years, but her memories of the land and customs she knew as a child are indelible." "Through oral histories and an array of historic and contemporary photos, Beloved Land records a way of life that has contributed so much to the region. Individuals like Dona Ramona tell stories about rural life, farming, ranching, and vaquero culture that…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2004University of Arizona Press · 150 pages · 9780816524099
- Paperback · English · 2004University of Arizona Press · 150 pages · 9780816523825
- Other · English · 2016University of Arizona Press · 150 pages · 9780816534364
Social life and customsRanchersMexican American familiesMexican AmericansRanch lifeHistoryOral historyBiography