Dead in their tracks : crossing America's desert borderlands in the new era /

Dead in their tracks : crossing America's desert borderlands in the new era /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Annerino, John.
Imprint:	Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2009.
Description:	lvii, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Annerino, John -- Travel -- Mexican-American Border Region. Annerino, John -- Travel -- Arizona. Annerino, John. Immigrants -- Mexican-American Border Region -- History. Pioneers -- Mexican-American Border Region -- History. Emigration and immigration. Immigrants. Pioneers. Travel. Mexican-American Border Region -- Description and travel. Arizona -- Description and travel. United States -- Emigration and immigration. Mexico -- Emigration and immigration. Arizona. Mexico. North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7887177

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ISBN:	9780816527656 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0816527652 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-235) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Author's Notes
The Gauntlet: An Introduction
1. The Road of the Devil
2. Old México
3. Path of Fire
4. El Dorado
5. Manhunters
6. Seeing Ghosts
The Wall: An Afterword
In Memoriam
The Historic Death Toll
The Modern Death Toll
No Olvidados (Not Forgotten)
Border Patrol Agents Killed in the Line of Duty.
Appendix A. El Camino Del Diablo: Expeditions by Foot, Horseback, and Wagon
Appendix B. Water Requirements for Crossing America's Killing Ground
Appendix C. Desert Searches and Rescues
Notes
Bibliography
Index