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1	The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain more books like this by Cormac McCarthy add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Available together in one volume for the first time, the three novels of Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and bestselling "Border Trilogy "constitute a genuine American epic. Beginning with "All the Pretty Horses" and continuing through "The Crossing" and "Cities of the Plain," McCarthy chronicles the lives of two ... see all copies from $19.54! new only from $19.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Devil's Highway: A True Story more books like this by Luis Alberto Urrea add to wishlist Describes the attempt of twenty-six men to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, a region known as the Devil's Highway, detailing their harrowing ordeal and battle for survival against impossible odds. see all copies from $2.66! new only from $7.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family more books like this by Charles Bowden add to wishlist This true crime tale looks at the so-called "war on drugs" and primarily the effects on the border cities between the United States and Mexico, focusing on the attempts of one DEA agent to investigate the death of his brother, in what seems to be a random crime, but which may have international implications. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Guardians more books like this by Ana Castillo (Read by) add to wishlist From American Book Award-winning author Ana Castillo comes a suspenseful, moving new novel about a sensuous, smart, and fiercely independent woman. Eking out a living as a teacher's aide in a small New Mexican border town, Tia Regina is also raising her teenage nephew, Gabo, a hardworking boy who has entered the country illegally and aspires to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Edge of Battle more books like this by Dale Brown add to wishlist Jason Richter and his high-tech unit Task Force TALON are charged with securing the Mexican border, where a terrorist band has been operating with impunity and enflaming the passions of the population. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Invasion USA more books like this by William W Johnstone, Fred Austin add to wishlist Little Tuscon, Arizona, just twenty miles north of the border, is a small town whose citizens believe in God, country, and hard work. But their peaceful existence is about to be shattered by Mara Salvatrucha, the murderous Central American gang known as M-15. Culled from the scum of the earth, M-15 runs a drug smuggling operation through the ill ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	By the Lake of Sleeping Children more books like this by Luis Alberto Urrea add to wishlist Sixteen portraits of people trapped between the worlds of Mexico and the United States--and ignored on both sides of the border. These are coupled with Urrea's own autobiographical reflections on his experiences coming of age in a Tijuana brothel, serving as a missionary, and shuttling illegals back to Mexico from the United States. see all copies from $3.65! new only from $7.26! \| signed copies \| SVS
8	Brownsville more books like this by Oscar Casares add to wishlist Nine stories set in Brownsville, on the U.S.-Mexico border. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Morir En El Intento: La Peor Tragedia de Inmigrantes En La Historia de Los Estados Unidos more books like this by Jorge del Rayo Ramos (Read by) add to wishlist From the Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author comes a gripping narrative account of the tragic deaths of 19 immigrants in Texas as they tried to make their way across the Mexican-American border, and the 25-year-old female mastermind of the "human trafficking cell" accountable for the crime. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.48! \| first editions
10	Invasion USA: Border War more books like this by William W Johnstone, J a Johnstone add to wishlist Not since the days of the infamous Pancho Villa, has a foreign force raided American soil for plunder. And when a busload of American schoolgirls is hijacked and taken across the border into Mexico, the repercussions prove to be deadly. The gang of kidnappers is led by the ruthless crime lord Alphonso Guerrerro, whose daughter is on that bus. His ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Caramba! more books like this by Nina Marie Martinez add to wishlist In Lava Landing, California, the Mexican-American community is a vibrant mix of colorful personalities, including True-Dee the drag queen, a mariachi singer in love with an ex-con, and a young woman who goes to extravagant lengths to get her father out of purgatory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Death of the River Master more books like this by Allana Martin add to wishlist Presidio, Texas, veterinarian Clay Jones is accused of murdering a local bureaucrat--the "river master" in charge of the region's scant water supply. Clay's wife, trading post owner Texana Jones, must outwit Mexico's corrupt legal system to prove his innocence. Martin's Press. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Far Bright Star more books like this by Robert Olmstead add to wishlist Set in 1916, "Far Bright Star" follows Napoleon Childs, an aging cavalryman, as he leads an expedition of inexperienced soldiers into the mountains of Mexico to hunt down Pancho Villa and bring him to justice. see all copies from $2.72! new only from $7.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History more books like this by Jorge del Rayo Ramos add to wishlist An account of the May 2003 incident in which nineteen illegal immigrants lost their lives while trying to cross the Mexican-American border discusses the trafficking operations of Karla Chavez, who abandoned the victims in a sweltering truck in Texas, in an investigation that offers insight into why people enter agreements with traffickers and the see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa: A True Story of Revolution and Revenge more books like this by Eileen Welsome add to wishlist On March 9, 1916, a band of Mexican marauders led by Pancho Villa crossed the border and raided the tiny town of Columbus, New Mexico. A military expedition was hastily organized to go into Mexico and capture Villa, suspects were rounded up, trials were held, and a virulent backlash against persons of Mexican origin erupted on the local and ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.72! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Borderlands: Short Fictions more books like this by James Carlos Blake add to wishlist The scrublands of South Texas, the warm coastland of the Gulf of Mexico, a cinderblock flophouse near the produce fields of South Florida: all are borderlands of mixed blood and spilled blood, of generations forged in fight, failure, and hope. In this extraordinary collection of short fictions, the acclaimed author of IN THE ROGUE BLOOD and RED ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Spirits of the Ordinary: A Tale of Casas Grandes more books like this by Kathleen Alcala add to wishlist This debut novel follows the fortunes of three generations of the Carabajal family as, over the years, its members wend their way back and forth across the Mexico-Texas border. It tells the story of the passionate Estela, her husband Zacarìas's spiritual bonds with the indigenous people of Casas Grandes, and his father's fascination with the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border more books like this by Luis Alberto Urrea, John Lueders-Booth (Photographer) add to wishlist Much has been written about the hardships faced by Mexicans who have illegally crossed over into the United States, but until now almost no attention has been paid to the terrible living conditions these people suffer "across the wire" (behind the Mexican border), which forces so many of them to make the dangerous journey to the U.S. 15 photos. see all copies from $2.76! new only from $7.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Borderline Americans: Racial Division and Labor War in the Arizona Borderlands more books like this by Katherine Benton-Cohen add to wishlist 'Are you an American, or are you not?' This was the question Harry Wheeler, sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, used to choose his targets in one of the most remarkable vigilante actions ever carried out on U.S. soil. And this is the question at the heart of Katherine Benton-Cohen's provocative history, which ties that seemingly remote corner of ... see all copies from $16.65! new only from $20.98! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Morir En El Intento: La Peor Tragedia de Immigrantes En La Historia de Los Estados Unidos more books like this by Jorge del Rayo Ramos add to wishlist From the Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author comes a gripping narrative account of the tragic deaths of 19 immigrants in Texas as they tried to make their way across the Mexican-American border, and the 25-year-old female mastermind of the "human trafficking cell" accountable for the crime. see all copies from $3.66! new only from $3.66! \| SVS
21 view cover	Mexicana Encounters: The Making of Social Identities on the Borderlands more books like this by Rosa Linda Fregoso add to wishlist Charting the contradictory representation of Mexicans and Chicanas, this title analyses the cultural practices and symbolic forms that shape social identities. It embraces the movement for social justice and offers insights into how racial and gender differences are inscribed in cultural practices. see all copies from $13.45! new only from $22.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Borderlands/La Frontera (Old Edition) more books like this by Gloria E Anzaldua add to wishlist Prose and poetry exploring the frontiers between Chicano and Anglo culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
23 view cover	Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories more books like this by Sandra Cisneros add to wishlist From the author of the widely acclaimed The House on Mango Street comes a story collection of breathtaking range and authority, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. see all copies from $3.49! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	El Gran Pueblo: A History of Greater Mexico more books like this by Colin M MacLachlan, William H Beezley add to wishlist For courses in Mexican History, 20th Century Mexican History, and Chicano Studies. Based on the belief that people--not institutions--make history, this narrative examines the challenges that the Mexican people have faced since independence, and tells the story of their resiliency and creative character during the years of political and economic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
25 view cover	On the Border of Opportunity: Education, Community, and Language at the U.S.-Mexico Line more books like this by Marleen Carol Pugach add to wishlist This text studies what it is like to live on the US-Mexico border. The author describes of a small town and school, languages, social class, history and what it means to be an immigrant. Vignettes from Marleen Pugach's experiences and interpretations of her interviews and observations are included. see all copies from $2.69! new only from $32.20! \| first editions \| SVS

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