{"product_id":"9781462886975","title":"Soy Bracero","description":"Between 1942 and 1964, men from different parts of Mexico left their lands  \u003cbr\u003eand families seeking an opportunity for prosperity in the Unites States as  \u003cbr\u003eBraceros. Their job was to work the agricultural fields of the United States  \u003cbr\u003ewhile American citizens manufactured weapons or joined the fighting lines of  \u003cbr\u003eWWII. Braceros were instrumental in placing the U.S. as an agricultural power. \u003cp\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWhile Braceros were in the U.S. they encountered poor working and living  \u003cbr\u003econditions, not to mention despotism, cruelty, and racism from foremen, ranchers,  \u003cbr\u003eauthorities, and residents of the United States alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eMy grandfather, Eleuterio Vazquez Sanchez, left his town in the state of Jalisco,  \u003cbr\u003eMexico around 1954 to try his fortune in the United States as a Bracero. He left  \u003cbr\u003ehis wife, my grandmother, their three daughters, and his land behind for a chance  \u003cbr\u003eat a better life. His departure not only affected him; it affected my grandmother  \u003cbr\u003eand their children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129424625904,"sku":"9781462886975","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462886975_p0.jpg?v=1763679487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462886975","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}