Bass, Rick. The diezmo.BASS, Rick. The diezmo. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers . 208p. c2005.0-618-71050-7. $13.95. SA This story, set in 1842, is one of war, told through the eyes of a 16-year-old soldier. Born in Texas (newly created as an independent nation separate from Mexico), the young man is recruited, along with his friend, to chase down Mexicans who have crossed the new border and attacked San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . Two hundred mostly untrained soldiers fight Mexican soldiers and pillage PILLAGE. The taking by violence of private property by a victorious army from the citizens or subjects of the enemy. This, in modern times, is seldom allowed, and then, only when authorized by the commander or chief officer, at the place where the pillage is committed. and attack civilians as they become callous to war and desperate to survive. Eventually, they are captured and imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- , escape again and are captured again. Through their story, the story of this little-known part of our national history is told. The young narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. tells of his trials, including the Diezmo, which is the selection of 10% of the prisoners for execution based on their drawing of a white bean or a black bean black bean see castanospermum australe, erythrophleumchlorostachys. . The harrowing aspects of war as told in this story will remind some of The Red Badge of Courage or the movie Glory because it is told through the eyes of such a young and untested boy. It ends with an epilogue written 50 years later that ties up the loose ends and tells the fates of those who survived. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL |
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