LATINOLAND A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

Cynthia Farrell brings an excellent ear for language to her narration of this wide-ranging and absorbing audiobook. Her Spanish is flawless, and her sense of story adds impact. Author Marie Arana shows how members of our fastest growing minority have added to our literature, theater, music, politics, and sports. Based on thorough research, including hundreds of interviews, the audiobook explains the changing political alliances and allegiances of Latinos in part by pointing out the extraordinary rise of their membership in evangelical churches. The listener savors her well-wrought profiles of labor icons like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and lesser-known leaders like pitcher Willie Hernandez. She also gives the right fielder Roberto Clemente his due on and off the field. A fine and fascinating listen. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2024]