< Back to Search Results
Captain Chicano Draws a Line in the American Sand: A Telling Tale on the Threat to the Nation and the Current State of the Short Story
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Captain Chicano is out to save the country White supremacy is on the rise and he is the only one capable of beating it with a secret weapon. Love. But will it work? His own life isn't so great, beset by superhero insecurities and Chicano doubts. What is a Chicano superhero supposed to do? How is he supposed to act? Luckily, he and the narrator, engaged on his own quest to write a gothic account of America, of its present crisis of democracy and demographics, team up, and create a bigger mess, and a better time together. Luckily for them both, Edgar Allan Poe is interested in the project, and makes a series of haunting appearances, sad and comical and serious, to help the tale along. But will the nation really be saved from its own demons and survive the extremism in the air? The answer is surprising and poignant.
Customer Reviews
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
