From the Bookshelf of Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library…

[close] **From KS Humanities Council TALK Brochure** This modern-day western pits Joe Mondragon, a New Mexican peasant who reclaims his ancestral land, against the big business interests that own and control the town's water (and he who controls water in the West also controls life). Although only a handyman, Joe manages to rally support from the community for his crazy act of stealing water, but as his bean field grows, so does his neighbors' resentment. Humor, absurdity, and many surprises mark the journey of Milagro from a divided and sleepy town to an active and sustaining community. Like many small towns, its residents must struggle with the dividing forces of tradition and economic progress, with the need for survival and the desire for justice.