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A Wonderful Testament to 'Of Aztecs and Conquistadors'
I received a wonderful message from a lady called Darlene Campbell on Outsider Writers yesterday. Darlene is from Kentucky but has roots in the Aztec Culture and her words moved and touched me deeply. I'm so grateful that my book could engender such feelings. She has given me her permission to reproduce her words here, and this is what she had to say.
First of all, I honestly DO think this cover is awesome, and secondly, I just discovered your work and can hardly wait to read it! My great-great-grandfather was Aztec [Mexica]. He came here a little over a hundred years ago and my family has been in the southeast U.S. ever since. For a time, my grandfather and my father tried to hide their heritage because they didn't want to be different. All my life, knowing of my Mexican heritage, I felt drawn to the meso-American nations but it wasn't until I became an adult that I discovered just which area of Mexico and which people my great-great-grandfather had come from. I love my Appalachian heritage and it is very strong, but I also have come to embrace that certain aspects of my family's lifestyle and traditions came with my g.g. grandpa who passed them to his children and a few still survive to this day, although their origins have become obscured by time. Thank you for doing work that honors the beautiful poetry of my ancestors. I have saved your site to my favorites and plan to visit often.
Darlene
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First of all, I honestly DO think this cover is awesome, and secondly, I just discovered your work and can hardly wait to read it! My great-great-grandfather was Aztec [Mexica]. He came here a little over a hundred years ago and my family has been in the southeast U.S. ever since. For a time, my grandfather and my father tried to hide their heritage because they didn't want to be different. All my life, knowing of my Mexican heritage, I felt drawn to the meso-American nations but it wasn't until I became an adult that I discovered just which area of Mexico and which people my great-great-grandfather had come from. I love my Appalachian heritage and it is very strong, but I also have come to embrace that certain aspects of my family's lifestyle and traditions came with my g.g. grandpa who passed them to his children and a few still survive to this day, although their origins have become obscured by time. Thank you for doing work that honors the beautiful poetry of my ancestors. I have saved your site to my favorites and plan to visit often.
Darlene
Please vote for 'Of Aztecs a... http://thenewcoveycoverawards.blogspot.com
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