Publisher's Synopsis
The young and handsome American miner, Jimmy Brown, is engaged to marry the beautiful daughter of the proud and powerful landowner, Santiago Moreno. Jimmy is set to become the sole heir of the region's largest hacienda until the arrival of the American flapper disrupts his plans. High in the mining country of tumultuous turn-of-the-century Mexico, young Jimmy's future-and identity-hang in the balance.
Also included is the sequel to The Proud Old Name, the short story Not So, Bolivia.
This Special Annotated Edition edited by Connor MacKenzie includes comprehensive footnotes and explanations of the dashing 1920s slang, illuminating historical research, detailed biographies of the author and illustrator, plus an exclusive interview with C. E. Scoggins from The Phi Gamma Delta magazine.
