Land of Milk and Money

by Barcellos, Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781933227405
• ISBN10: 1933227400
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-10
• Publisher: Tagus Pr at Univ of Massachusetts

Summary

Land of Milk and Money tells the story of the Francisco family, Portuguese immigrants who build a prosperous California dairy farm. With their growing success, plans to return to the Old Country fall by the wayside, and the legacy of the older generation becomes a source of contention among descendants competing to inherit herds of cattle and tracts of farmland. As matriarch, Teresa had devoted her life to keeping the peace in her big family. But when she dies long-simmering resentments and feuds burst into the open--and into the courtroom. Teresa, however, had seen it all coming, and her will contains a few surprises.

Table of Contents

Author's Note

Preface

June 1983: The Gambit

February 1982: Orphaned

March 1940: Dear Dairy

June 1983: The "Expert" Witness

August 1980: Odile Has Good News

June 1982: Henry Confronts Elvino

May 1947: Boys Meet Girls

September 1958: Monsignor's School

June 1983: Otelo on the Stand

March 1982: Paulinho Sees the Will

July 1982: Louis Gets a Letter

July 1982: The Legal Eagles

February 1954: Catarina Is Born

December 1959: Want to Be a Priest?

April 1960: A Son Back Home

November 1971: Gerry Meets the Family

July 1975: Candido Sells Culls

June 1983: The "Expert" Testifies

June 1981: Catarina's Wedding

April 1958: Paul Reads Fourth Grade

May 1973: Linda and Candido

June 1943: Chico Is a Citizen

June 1963: The Wrong Grandmother

October 1968: We Have Lift-off

June 1983: Jackpot Day

June 1982: The Salazars Get Mail

December 1949: Paulinho's House

November 1975: Junior Needs a Raise

November 1966: Paulinho Takes Electronics

May 1960: Junior Tells on Jojo

September 1969: Paul Gets a Calculus Book

December 1977: Chico's Final Vision

June 1983: Expert Testimony

December 1971: Henry Sees the Future

March 1972: A Parting of the Ways

August 1973: Ferdie Buys a Round

October 1983: Candido and the Accountant

August 1982: Odile Gets a Bill

July 1979: Teresa Gives Free Advice

September 1974: Candido Visits an Address

September 1983: Junior at the State Line

March 1968: Jojo Drives Two Tractors

June 1983: Beatrice vs. Javier

June 1983: Beatrice Faces Life

August 1982: Received by the Receiver

April 1972: Paul and Gio Have a Chat

August 1982: Henry and Dinis Have a Chat

August 1973: Jojo Finds a Keeper

November 1973: A Strange Duet

June 1976: Third Time Is Not the Charm

May 1969: Jojo Has a Wreck

May 1948: The Soareses Visit the Franciscos

June 1983: Paul Gets Summoned

October 1959: The Anointing of the Sick

December 1982: The Lasagna of Death

June 1971: Henry Is a Pall Bearer

March 1990: Trey Makes a Mistake

October 1969: Carmina Wants One More

April 1967: Paulinho Fixes a TV

September 1976: Candido Sees a Sign

January 1978: Candido and Odile's Anniversary

June 1983: Paul Takes the Stand

August 1982: Green Cotton

October 1974: The Portuguese Custodian

October 1976: The Democratic Process

June 1997: Trey's Wedding

December 1979: Teresa's Cows

August 1982: Great-Etcetera-Granddaughters

June 1983: The Verdict

June 1983: Who Holds the Proxy?

July 1983: Candido Meets His Match

May 1972: The Grand March

November 1982: The Auction Block

November 1983: The Divorce Trial

January 1983: Good News for Paulinho

May 1993: Louis Gets a Greeting

January 2000: A Successful Divorce

January 2006: Legacy

Acknowledgments

Glossary of Portuguese Words and Phrases

Cast of Characters

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