Manuscripts for Rio Grande Fall

The first rough draft of Rio Grande Fall, which Anaya began working on in Bellagio, Italy, in September of 1991. This is an incomplete manuscript that is not fully developed. It contains some handwritten notes and edits.

This is the first part of an early version of Rio Grande Fall. This early manuscript, completed in September of 1993, shows fully developed chapters and contains some minor edits and a few handwritten comments.

This is the second part of an early version of Rio Grande Fall. This early manuscript, completed in September of 1993, shows fully developed chapters and contains some minor edits and a few handwritten comments.

This is the third part of an early version of Rio Grande Fall. This early manuscript, completed in September of 1993, shows fully developed chapters and contains some minor edits and a few handwritten comments.

This is the first part of a mid-way draft of Rio Grande Fall. The revised manuscript was completed in December 1993, and incorporates edits from the previous version.

This is the second part of a mid-way draft of Rio Grande Fall. The revised manuscript was completed in December 1993, and incorporates edits from the previous version.

This is the third part of a mid-way draft of Rio Grande Fall. The revised manuscript was completed in December 1993, and incorporates edits from the previous version.

The first part of an edited draft of Rio Grande Fall from early 1994. The manuscript is edited by Susan Bergholz, Anaya’s literary agent. It contains a typed letter from her, and handwritten notes concerning plot and character development as well as mechanical and organizational issues.

The second part of an edited draft of Rio Grande Fall from early 1994. The manuscript is edited by Susan Bergholz, Anaya’s literary agent. It contains a typed letter from her, and handwritten notes concerning plot and character development as well as mechanical and organizational issues.

The third part of an edited draft of Rio Grande Fall from early 1994. The manuscript is edited by Susan Bergholz, Anaya’s literary agent. It contains a typed letter from her, and handwritten notes concerning plot and character development as well as mechanical and organizational issues.

This is the first segment of a draft completed in November of 1994, which incorporates edits from the previous round of editing by Anaya, agent, Susan Bergholz. The rearranged manuscript is edited again here, with further suggestions for improving the flow of the story and the language.

This is the second segment of a draft completed in November of 1994, which incorporates edits from the previous round of editing by Anaya, agent, Susan Bergholz. The rearranged manuscript is edited again here, with further suggestions for improving the flow of the story and the language.

The first segment of a mature version of Rio Grande Fall. The re-revised manuscript is fairly clean and contains only minor edits.

The second segment of a mature version of Rio Grande Fall. The re-revised manuscript is fairly clean and contains only minor edits.

This is the first part of a fully revised, mature draft of Rio Grande Fall, completed in July of 1995. The manuscript is fairly clean, containing only minor proofreading edits, and appears to be close to the final, published version of the book.

This is the second part of a fully revised, mature draft of Rio Grande Fall, completed in July of 1995. The manuscript is fairly clean, containing only minor proofreading edits, and appears to be close to the final, published version of the book.

This is the third part of a fully revised, mature draft of Rio Grande Fall, completed in July of 1995. The manuscript is fairly clean, containing only minor proofreading edits, and appears to be close to the final, published version of the book.