Fourteen years in the making, this is a chronicle of the nearly two-thousand-mile international line between the United States and Mexico. It is an historical account largely through the eyes and experiences of government agents, politicians, soldiers, revolutionaries, outlaws, Indians, engineers, immigrants, developers, il aliens, business people, and wayfarers looking for a job.
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Anbieter: River House Books, San Antonio, TX, USA
Hard. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 22. Inventory ID 658071 Hardcover Cloth 467 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition Third printing 1991. Lovely blue buckram boards and sliver embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear with undamaged corners. An unclipped dust jacket is smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.Want to protect the book's dust jacket with a mylar cover? Add Biblio or ABEBooks listing 657791 or eBay item 176708421996 to your purchase.Inscribed and dated by author on first title page.Presents a vivid and historically grounded exploration of the complex and often volatile relationship shared by the United States and Mexico along their shared boundary. Through evocative storytelling and a rich narrative voice, Metz brings to life the region's tangled legacy of conflict, cooperation, and cultural exchange. He captures the voices of outlaws, lawmen, migrants, and settlers, weaving their experiences into a compelling portrait of the border as both a physical divide and a symbolic frontier.Drawing on both historical documentation and personal accounts, the book paints a portrait of a region shaped by politics, violence, survival, and resilience, revealing the human realities behind a line that has long stirred debate and shaped destinies.Leon Claire Metz (1930-2020) was an American cultural historian, author, and media personality renowned for his extensive work on the American Southwest and Old West. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and settled in El Paso, Texas, where he became a prolific writer and lecturer. Over his career, Metz authored 17 books, hosted a long-running radio show, and appeared in numerous television documentaries. Artikel-Nr. 658071
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