All they will call you : the telling of the plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyon

Fictional narrative that pieces together the stories of the victims and witnesses of a plane crash that occurred on January 28, 1948 in the Diablo Range near Fresno, California, which killed 32 people, among them 28 Mexican deportees, and inspired a song by Woody Guthrie. Intended as a companion to a forthcoming documentary.;Author's Note; The Story Keepers; The Witnessing; Wednesday, January 28, 1948; Reconstructing Stories (La Huesera); Los Gatos Canyon; The Stories; Luis Miranda Cuevas; Casimira Navarro López; Los Enganchados; The Courtship of Luis and Casimira; Guadalupe Ramírez Lara and Ramón Paredes González; Jaime and Guillermo Ramírez; El País de las Siete Luminarias; Ramón and Elisa; El Norte; The Photograph; Dear Elisa; Guadalupe's Chronology; José Sánchez Valdivia; Celio Sánchez Valdivia; El Bambino Calls His Shot; The Mexican League; Frank and Bobbie Atkinson; Mary Lou and Helen Atkinson. All They Will Call You is the harrowing account of "the worst airplane disaster in California's history," which claimed the lives of thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight Mexican citizens—farmworkers who were being deported by the U.S. government. Outraged that media reports omitted only the names of the Mexican passengers, American folk icon Woody Guthrie penned a poem that went on to become one of the most important protest songs of the twentieth century, "Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)." It was an attempt to restore the dignity of the anonymous lives whose unidentified remains were buried in an unmarked mass grave in California's Central Valley. For nearly seven decades, the song's message would be carried on by the greatest artists of our time, including Pete Seeger, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez, yet the question posed in Guthrie's lyrics, "Who are these friends all scattered like dry leaves?" would remain unanswered—until now. Combining years of painstaking investigative research and masterful storytelling, award-winning author Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a captivating narrative from testimony, historical records, and eyewitness accounts, reconstructing the incident and the lives behind the legendary song. This singularly original account pushes narrative boundaries, while challenging perceptions of what it means to be an immigrant in America, but more importantly, it renders intimate portraits of the individual souls who, despite social status, race, or nationality, shared a common fate one frigid morning in January 1948. Author's Note The Story Keepers The Witnessing Wednesday, January 28, 1948 Reconstructing Stories (La Huesera) Los Gatos Canyon The Stories Luis Miranda Cuevas Casimira Navarro López Los Enganchados The Courtship of Luis and Casimira Guadalupe Ramírez Lara and Ramón Paredes González Jaime and Guillermo Ramírez El País de las Siete Luminarias Ramón and Elisa El Norte The Photograph Dear Elisa Guadalupe's Chronology José Sánchez Valdivia Celio Sánchez Valdivia El Bambino Calls His Shot The Mexican League Frank and Bobbie Atkinson Mary Lou and Helen Atkinson. An American DreamerThe Assimilation of Elizabeth Liebersbach Frankie Gets His Chance Flight Training Frankie Goes to War Dear Bobbie They're Flyin' 'Em Back Casimira Recalls the Last Conversation January 28, 1948 The Telling of the Roundup at San Juan Bautista El Centro Deportation Center Un Nuevo Amanecer José Sánchez Valdivia Gets Caught Prepare the Cabin Perhaps Synchronicity The Takeoff A Genealogical Breakdown of the Chaffin Name Cruising Altitude Ilusiones Dry Leaves Funeral Services for the Crew Funeral Services for the Passengers. The Telling of María de Jesús's Worst NightmareJaime Ramírez The Power of a Song (One More Name) Pete Seeger Rough Rock, Arizona, Navajo Nation he First Recording Field Notes (2012-2015) Photographs Acknowledgments Photo Credits. Frank and Bobbie Atkinson -- Mary Lou and Helen Atkinson -- An American Dreamer -- The Assimilation of Elizabeth Liebersbach -- Frankie Gets His Chance -- Flight Training -- Frankie Goes to War -- Dear Bobbie -- They're Flyin' 'Em Back -- Casimira Recalls the Last Conversation -- January 28, 1948 -- The Telling of the Roundup at San Juan Bautista -- El Centro Deportation Center -- Un Nuevo Amanecer -- José Sánchez Valdivia Gets Caught -- Prepare the Cabin -- Perhaps Synchronicity -- The Takeoff -- A Genealogical Breakdown of the Chaffin Name -- Cruising Altitude -- Ilusiones -- Dry Leaves Fictional Narrative That Pieces Together The Stories Of The Victims And Witnesses Of A Plane Crash That Occurred On January 28, 1948 In The Diablo Range Near Fresno, California, Which Killed 32 People, Among Them 28 Mexican Deportees, And Inspired A Song By Woody Guthrie. Intended As A Companion To A Forthcoming Documentary. Tim Z. Hernandez. Includes Bibliographical References. Text Primarily In English With Passages In Spanish. Funeral Services for the Crew -- Funeral Services for the Passengers -- The Telling of María de Jesús's Worst Nightmare -- Jaime Ramírez -- The Power of a Song (One More Name) -- Pete Seeger -- Rough Rock, Arizona, Navajo Nation -- he First Recording -- Field Notes (2012-2015) -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits