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B o o k R e v i e w s P u r o B o r d e r : D i s p a t c h e s , S n a p s h o t s & Q r a f f i t i f r o m L a F r o n t e r a . Ed . b y Lu is H u m b e r t o C r o st h w a it e , Jo h n W illia m By rd , a n d Bo b b y By r d . El P a so , T e x a s: C in c o P u n t o s P r e ss, 2 0 0 3 . 2 5 3 p a g e s, $ 1 8 .9 5 . Reviewed by Megan Sibbett Inclán U tah Stat e Un iversity, Logan A s a b o o k catalo gu e d u n d er b o t h Lat in A m e r ic an stu d ies an d cu ltu ral stu d ies, P u ro B o rd e r en com p asses m u ch m ore t h a n tr ad it io n al te xts. It is a h au n tin g an d em p o w erin g w ork t h at re p resen ts th e U .S.- M e x ic a n b o rd er u n lik e an y o t h er b o o k in its field. Ed it ors Lu is H u m b er t o C r o st h w ait e, Jo h n W illiam Byrd, an d Bob b y Byrd h av e m arv elo u sly co m b in e d d ifferen t v o ice s fro m all sid es o f t h e b or d er to tell stories an d h isto ries t h at at t e m p t t o cap tu r e th e co n flict ed an d b eau tifu l e ssen ce o f th e b o rd er w e h av e estr an ged ou rse lves from th rou gh cen sor sh ip , n egle ct, an d cu ltu re. So m e o f th ese v o ice s in clu d e th o se o f Le slie M ar m o n Silk o , C e c ilia Balli, Fr an cisco V ásqu ez M en d o za, Ju liá n H e rb e rt, an d R o b e r t o C a st illo U d iar t e. T h e se au th ors w rite in o p p o sitio n t o o n e an oth er, co ve rin g issu es o f illegal im m igr atio n , go v er n m en t an d b o rd er p olit ics, th e life o f coy otes, d ru g lords, m aq u ilad o ras, gen d e r clash es, th e w ild ern ess, an d th e o ft en ign ored b o rd er atrocities. Fr an cisco D elgad o . $ 2 6 . O il o n can vas. © 20 0 2 . C o v e r illu str at io n fo r P u ro B o rd e r. R ep r in t ed w ith p erm issio n o f th e artist. 7 4 W e s t e r n A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e S p r i n g 2 0 0 6 In h is ram b u n ct io u s in tr od u ctio n , Bob b y By rd state s t h a...

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