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2. “When I Wear My Alligator Boots”
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Shaylih Muehlmann
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction: Life at the Edges of the War on Drugs 1
- 1. Narco-Wives, Beauty Queens, and a Mother’s Bribes 29
- 2. “When I Wear My Alligator Boots” 61
- 3. “A Narco without a Corrido Doesn’t Exist” 85
- 4. The View from Cruz’s Throne 107
- 5. Moving the Money When the Bank Accounts Get Full 134
- 6. “Now They Wear Tennis Shoes” 152
- Conclusion: Puro pa’delante Mexico 177
- Notes 191
- References 205
- Index 219
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction: Life at the Edges of the War on Drugs 1
- 1. Narco-Wives, Beauty Queens, and a Mother’s Bribes 29
- 2. “When I Wear My Alligator Boots” 61
- 3. “A Narco without a Corrido Doesn’t Exist” 85
- 4. The View from Cruz’s Throne 107
- 5. Moving the Money When the Bank Accounts Get Full 134
- 6. “Now They Wear Tennis Shoes” 152
- Conclusion: Puro pa’delante Mexico 177
- Notes 191
- References 205
- Index 219