Growing the American Way

By Joe Rodriguez

Book Overview

Outlaws and smugglers have sought refuge in the United States-Mexico Borderlands since the days of the Wild West. Five Americans facing bankruptcy and homelessness retreat to the Southwest desert badlands to grow marijuana. A modest crop of buds (sin semilla) can net a small fortune, if the group can find water and hide from the Border Patrol (la migra) as well as poachers. "Growing the American Way" is an adventure novel, a survival narrative about desperate times. The story revisits the American Dream of rags-to-riches. Go to the wilderness and make your millions. This myth fueled the movement West from the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Sunset leads the way to prosperity. "Growing" gives this odyssey a twist. The mother lode isn't gold but high grade chronic - enough of a fortune to avoid the poor house.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1664110151
• ISBN13: 9781664110151
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"