Red Dirt

London: Verso, 1997. First edition (stated). Large octavo in grey illus DJ, viii, 224 pages; 25 cm. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to rear corners, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages, tight binding, mildly sunned DJ spine, extremely mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ corners, faint soiling to front DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(-) DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 1859848567

Signed and inscribed by author. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz tells the story of her hardships as a child growing up in Oklahoma. The Haymarket series. Contents: The great good luck of the found horseshoe -- Red diaper baby? -- Dust Bowl baby -- Prairie red wing -- Patrimony -- Once master of the house -- Fields of clover -- Burning treasure -- Becoming a girl -- Plagues -- She-lion -- Trying to be a typical teenager -- Higher education -- Diamond in the rought -- California litany. Rural poor Whites -- Oklahoma, College teachers -- California -- Autobiography.