If Quetzals Could Cry: A Guatemalan Scrapbook with Designs for Worship
Description
The quetzal is facing extinction. This colorful bird's feathers are prized above its life, and its habitat shrinks as forests are cut. The quetzal's legendary silence symbolizes an event in Guatemala's history, one recounted in this scrapbook. Guatemala's peoples and cultures have faced threats to their own survival for centuries. From abroad came conquistadors, missionaries, growers of bananas and coffee, armed troops. From within arose powerful plantation owners and military leaders. Yet, as this rich tapestry of a book shows, an exploited people has borne suffering an...
ISBN(s)
0377002062, 9780377002067
