{"product_id":"son-of-two-bloods","title":"Son of Two Bloods","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eWhen Vince Mendoza began to write his life story, he turned to his memory of visiting the deathbed of his great-grandmother, a Creek Indian who embodied the history and dauntless will of her people. The memory inspired both sorrow and boundless pride.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSon of Two Bloods\u003c\/i\u003e, Mendoza's vibrant and candid account of his life, is full of such grief and rejoicing. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947, Mendoza was the child of a Creek mother and a Mexican father. In this book he vividly portrays his Mexican and Indian relatives and his confusing, often painful, childhood interactions with the dominant white society. He left childhood behind when he was sent to Vietnam. There he found hatred, terror, and camaraderie in equal measures.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOn returning from Vietnam Mendoza faced professional, economic, and personal struggles but found consolation in love, family, and friendship. His moving account of his first wife's courageous, losing battle with cancer ends with renewal as Mendoza remarries and decides to explore his past, and his people, in writing. \"Endure, then weep,\" he writes at last, \"endure, and be rewarded, endure and rejoice, endure and learn.\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vincent L. Mendoza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615782003068,"sku":"9780803282575","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780803282575_d0ceda1c-43d7-4849-a6e9-1b94de18517c.jpg?v=1726576558","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/son-of-two-bloods","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}