{"product_id":"antonio-ike-devargas-nortezo-warrior-kay-mattthews-9798988897637","title":"Antonio \"Ike\" DeVargas-Norteño Warrior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntonio \"Ike\" DeVargas-Norteño Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e is the political profile of an activist whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of environmental and social justice in northern New Mexico, a distinct regional community that has long struggled for economic viability and autonomy. A colorful man with a head of premature white curls and blue eyes, born and bred in a traditional Hispano village, Ike, as everyone knew him, came of age during the Vietnam War where he witnessed firsthand American imperialism against a developing nation. Once home, he recognized that the same forces were at work against the Hispano and Native American communities in \"el norte,\" under the rule of a despotic Rio Arriba County official. As a founding member of La Raza Unida Party he learned the organizing skills that would help topple a despot and prepare him for future battles: logging wars that pitted communities against corporate timber companies, the US Forest Service, and urban environmentalists; corruption and malfeasance by future county political machines; and tragedies within the criminal justice system. He was a man whose grounding in the cultural traditions of Hispano resiliency and resistance to the dominant paradigm prepared him for a life that left a lasting legacy. His story is the larger story of northern New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Mattthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988897637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nighthawk Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Kay Mattthews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437813739775,"sku":"9798988897637","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c3e3235-daac-4fad-9e32-c05b8e2b1e50.jpg?v=1777164237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/antonio-ike-devargas-nortezo-warrior-kay-mattthews-9798988897637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}