Lair of Heroes: A Novel

Part One (1949): describes the enigma of a workman, sugarcane chopper, farmer, womanizer, quarrelsome in drunkenness, friend of friends, and fathered nine children. Second Part (1951): describes the sorrows and embittered sacrifices of an old lady. She pours out painful tears that break her spirit. She has to deal with her sons departure to the military service. The United States is at war with North Korea and the Puerto Ricans youths residing in the Island are required to comply with the d...