The Farm on the River of Emeralds (Vintage departures)

Recounts the author's struggles, in company with a thirty-year-old semiliterate black Ecuadorian, against nature, history, tradition, and other men in their efforts to run a tropical farm in accordance with fair play and racial equality. Author’s Note Part One 1. The Farm as Jungle 2. The Farm as History 3. Ramón 4. The Black Pawns Advance Part Two 5. The People of Male 6. Dalmiro 7. The Brothers Cortez 8. Santo and the Peanut Pickers 9. The Walking Wounded 10. Víctor Part Three 11. Full Moon on the River Poem Postscript to the Vintage Edition About the Author