Format:
x, 175 pages
,
illustrations
,
24 cm
ISBN:
0396089003
,
9780396089001
Content:
Describes, in text and photographs, some of the unique characteristics of the 2000 mile border region between Mexico and the United States, a region that blends the cultures from both sides of the border
Content:
Pt. I. A Border Like no Other -- Pt. II. The Desert Border: California, Arizona, New Mexico -- Gateway -- "You Can't Stop the Tide" -- "We Give You Our Children" -- The Hollow of God's Hand -- A Friendly David and Goliath -- Boom on the Border -- The Desert of Death -- The League of Desperate Men -- The Sun Seekers -- The Thirst-Enduring People -- Two Lively Cities and a Town Too Tough to Die -- "It's a Great Big Gamble -- The Fence -- Smuggling: The Crime of Borders -- Pt. II. The River Border: The Pass to the North -- Happy Endings -- "I Get Aggravated and Nervous in Town -- Water -- The Tribe Without a Country -- Los Dos Laredos -- The Valley -- A New Immigration
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172) and index
Language:
English
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