Author : Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292756631
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Border Odyssey by : Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Download or read book Border Odyssey written by Charles D. Thompson, Jr. and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Border Odyssey takes us on a drive toward understanding the U.S./Mexico divide: all 1,969 miles -- from Boca Chica to Tijuana -- pressing on with the useful fiction of a map...Along the journey, five centuries of cultural history (indigenous, French, Spanish, Mexican, African American, colonist, and U.S.), wars, and legislation unfold. And through observation, conversation, and meditation, Border Odyssey scopes the stories of the people and towns on both sides..." -- Book jacket .