Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border by Luis Urrea (Englis

Description: Across the Wire by Luis Urrea 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Luis Alberto Urreas Across the Wire offers a compelling and unprecedented look at what life is like for those refugees living on the Mexican side of the border—a world that is only some twenty miles from San Diego, but that few have seen. Urrea gives us a compassionate and candid account of his work as a member and "official translator" of a crew of relief workers that provided aid to the many refugees hidden just behind the flashy tourist spots of Tijuana. His account of the struggle of these people to survive amid abject poverty, unsanitary living conditions, and the legal and political chaos that reign in the Mexican borderlands explains without a doubt the reason so many are forced to make the dangerous and illegal journey "across the wire" into the United States. More than just an expose, Across the Wire is a tribute to the tenacity of a people who have learned to survive against the most impossible odds, and returns to these forgotten people their pride and their identity. Author Biography Luis Alberto Urrea was born in Tijuana to an American mother and a Mexican father. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego, in 1977. After working as a film extra, he joined a crew of relief workers helping the poor on the Mexican side of the border. In 1982, he went to Massachusetts, where he taught Expository Writing at Harvard. Currently, he lives in Boulder, Colorado. Review "This is a riveting, compassionate, and beautiful narrative. I will never be able to forget this powerful book." -John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War"The Borderland—the trouble zone between two countries, between two languages, the poverty which is the huge shadow of affluence, the place where you live when life is impossible, the time between boyhood and manhood when a young man does crazy things, the region where the saints and the outlaws are— all these borderlands are in Urreas book of horrors and marvels, tenderness and rage."- Ursula K. Le Guin, author of The Left Hand of Darkness Review Quote "This is a riveting, compassionate, and beautiful narrative. Details ISBN0385425309 Short Title ACROSS THE WIRE Language English Photographer John Lueders-Booth ISBN-10 0385425309 ISBN-13 9780385425308 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1993 Residence LA, US Subtitle Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border DOI 10.1604/9780385425308 Country of Publication India Author Luis Urrea Pages 224 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1993-01-02 Imprint Random House USA Inc DEWEY 972 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7216655;

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