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The crossing : El Paso, the Southwest, and America's forgotten origin story / Richard Parker.

Summary:

"A radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of North America, centuries-long hub of immigration, and underappreciated modern blueprint for a changing United States."-- From publisher description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063161917
  • ISBN: 0063161915
  • Physical Description: viii, 439 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Some of the material in this book has been previously published in another format."--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: El Paso (Tex.) > History.
El Paso (Tex.) > Ethnic relations.
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas > El Paso > History.
Indigenous peoples > Texas > History.
Migrations of nations > History.
Mexican-American Border Region > History.

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  • 4 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library. (Show)

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