RURAL ODYSSEY III Dreams Fulfilled and Back to Abilene

Mark J. Curran is a retired professor from Arizona State University where he worked from 1968 to 2011. This is his 27th book with Trafford. Titles are from his research specialty Brazil's "Literatura de Cordel" and its relation to Brazilian Literature and History, books based on classes taught at A.S.U., two auto-biographical books, narrations of retirement work on the "National Geographic Explorer," and fiction based on all the above. Complete details are on his web site listed below. "Rural Odyssey III - Dreams Fulfilled and Back to Abilene, A Fictional and Historical Narrative" is the third in the series of fictionalized stories based on Mark Curran's autobiography "The Farm." Mike O'Brien and Mariah Palafox fulfill their dreams of graduate education, travel and research in Mexico, and return to Abilene where life offers new adventures.