New Book Release


Mamita’s House:

A True Tale of Tortilla Flat


The book by Lois Robin has 60 pp. and 29 illustrations. Cost is $9.95 plus tax and shipping.  It is available by Emailing lorobin@att.net, through Amazon.com or the National Steinbeck Center, Salinas

 
Mamita’s House is about a Native California Indian family who lived in the house depicted on the cover of the book. They lived during the depression years in Carmel, California in a neighborhood called Tortilla Flat. John Steinbeck came to Mamita’ house to drink coffee and gather material for his book Tortilla Flat, published in 1935, his first great success. His characters were based on the people he met at Mamita’s House though his story was not about this family. This book is the real story of Tortilla Flat. It tells how revered Mamita used her resourcefulness and compassion to bring her large family through the trying depression years. In Mamita’s story the family celebrated and played, remembered their traditions and met the challenges of difficult times. Great–grandchild Gloria, Mamita lookalike, is our guide to the story. Here are a few photos that highlight events and people in the book:
 
 
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