“The Sherman Act,” Acosta said, turning and reaching for a newspaper. “With all the silver wealth flowing into Colorado, and the rapid growth of the railways, we’re positioned to make a lot of money. If it passes in July.
I know smart businessmen take risks that's what makes them who they are but shouldn't Acosta wait for it too pass before he makes all that investment,BTW Acosta is also an hispanic name and he doesn't seem to be getting any pre-judging from people.
He doesn't know, Devon realized with a shock. Alvarez, the smooth-talking, worldly bandito, was completely, fundamentally oblivious to the specific nature of the rumors surrounding him. He was playing it entirely straight, assuming the hostility was simply the standard, tedious racism of the era.
What do you mean racism of the era? Today if a Mexican man walked into a restaurant with a timid teen-age white boy many observers would come to the same conclusions (At least in the back of their minds)The shopkeeper and patrons came to in this chapter