{"product_id":"orange-county-a-personal-history-paperback","title":"Orange County: A Personal History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGustavo Arellano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author of \u003ci\u003e Ask a Mexican! \u003c\/i\u003eGustavo Arellano returns with \u003ci\u003eOrange County\u003c\/i\u003e, a seamlessly woven history of California's Orange County with Gustavo's personal narrative of growing up within its neighborhoods.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story began in 1918, when Gustavo Arellano's great-grandfather and grandfather arrived in the United States, only to be met with flying potatoes. They ran, and hid, and then went to work in Orange County's citrus groves, where, eventually, thousands of fellow Mexican villagers joined them. Gustavo was born sixty years later, the son of a tomato canner who dropped out of school in the ninth grade and an illegal immigrant who snuck into this country in the trunk of a Chevy. Meanwhile, Orange County changed radically, from a bucolic paradise of orange groves to the land where good Republicans go to die, American Christianity blossoms, and way too many bad television shows are green-lit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part personal narrative, part cultural history, \u003ci\u003eOrange County\u003c\/i\u003e is the outrageous and true story of the man behind the wildly popular and controversial column \u003ci\u003e Ask a Mexican!\u003c\/i\u003e and the locale that spawned him. It is a tale of growing up in an immigrant enclave in a crime-ridden neighborhood, but also in a promised land, a place that has nourished America's soul and Gustavo's family, both in this country and back in Mexico, for a century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nationally bestselling author, syndicated columnist, and the spiciest voice of the Mexican-American community, Gustavo Arellano delivers the hilarious and poignant follow-up to \u003ci\u003e Ask a Mexican!, \u003c\/i\u003e his critically acclaimed debut. \u003ci\u003eOrange County\u003c\/i\u003e not only weaves Gustavo's family story with the history of Orange County and the modern Mexican-immigrant experience but also offers sharp, \u003ci\u003ecaliente\u003c\/i\u003e insights into a wide range of political, cultural, and social issues.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustavo Arellano's \u003ci\u003e¡Ask a Mexican! \u003c\/i\u003ecolumn has a circulation of more than two million in thirty-eight markets (and counting). He has received the President's Award from the Los Angeles Press Club, an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit Award from the California State legislature. Arellano has appeared on the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show, \u003ci\u003eNightline\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR's \u003ci\u003eTalk of the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547233218662,"sku":"9781416540052","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cFgrbU9xOWh4N3ZsZldRNEszUThqdz09.webp?v=1770814239","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/orange-county-a-personal-history-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}