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  • Frontera: A Journey across the US-Mexico Border

Frontera: A Journey across the US-Mexico Border

by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera (Author), Sergio Chapa (Author) Format: Hardcover
4.3 out of 5 stars (17)
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Following the border formed by the Rio Grande and moving cross-country to the Pacific Ocean, Frontera is a lavishly illustrated book that offers a comprehensive examination of the nearly two thousand-mile border shared by the United States and Mexico. The region has a reputation for being a dangerous place, with US Border Patrol and Mexican authorities playing cat and mouse with smugglers and undocumented migrants, and with drug cartels inflicting unspeakable violence on the region. Frontera takes an unblinking look at those dangers, but it goes beyond stereotypes and offers the reader vivid portraits of the beauty and complexity of the area—its history, its contemporary attractions, its rich cultural life. Moving through thirty-eight municipalities on the Mexican side and twenty-four counties in the US, Frontera includes maps, key cities, points of interest, border crossings, festivals, local cuisines, and more, along with analyses of local politics and security issues. Despite its troubles, the US-Mexico border is a beautiful place, the home of welcoming and warm people. It is a land of contrasts—austere landscapes and lush oases, thunderstorms and rainbows in the desert, robust industry and ghost towns, great wealth and aching poverty. Frontera is both a feast for the eyes and an encyclopedic reference that offers readers a clear-eyed perspective on a subject of critical importance to the United States and its southern neighbor.
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  1. Print length
    516 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    TCU Press
  4. Publication date
    March 19, 2024
  5. Dimensions
    9 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0875658539
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0875658537
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About the Author

Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. Her areas of expertise are Mexico-US relations, organized crime, immigration, border security, social movements, and human trafficking. She is author of Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico (University of Texas Press, 2017; Spanish version: Planeta, 2018). is co-editor of the International Studies Perspectives journal (ISP, Oxford University Press).



Sergio Chapa is an oil and gas industry expert and freelance journalist based in Houston, Texas. He was born and raised in the Lone Star State and studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. Sergio previously worked at Bloomberg News, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Business Journal, KGBT-TV in the Rio Grande Valley, Al Día / Dallas Morning News, and the Brownsville Herald.

 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TCU Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 516 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0875658539
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0875658537
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,356,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars (17)

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4.3 out of 5 stars
17 global ratings
An ode to the US - Mexico Border
5 out of 5 stars
An ode to the US - Mexico Border
Frontera is an ode to the border town life of the US - Mexico border. As a native Mexican who grew up on the US side of the border in Texas, this book transported me back to my childhood memories of growing up with two national identities - and being proud of it. A renowned writer and award winning journalist, Sergio Chapa captures the true essence of the border town regions. His reporting is thorough and well-researched, and his ability to humanize the subjects of his stories is particularly striking; through personal anecdotes and vivid descriptions, he paints a poignant picture of the people who call this region home like myself. Highly recommend this book.
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  • Ana Verley
    5 out of 5 stars
    Live The Journey
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2024
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    A fantastic journey through La Frontera. The pictures are beautiful and the care taken to explain the history behind the region brings it alive for the reader. Proud to know the authors!

    Everyone should own a copy!

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  • Border Brother
    5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent book to familiarize yourself with the border
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2024
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    You’re not going to find a more comprehensive and helpful guide to the border region—with tons of unique and beautiful photos to illustrate. So much to know!

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  • Judy S Brown
    5 out of 5 stars
    A personalized viewpoint of the border
    Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2024
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    A great overview of a frequently overlooked area. Written by local experts, makes for a good introduction to the area.

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  • Joshua A
    1 out of 5 stars
    Pedantic and Boring
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024
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    I did not enjoy this book as it was reductive and at times unclear of its goals. Also pictures were too small to even call it a good coffee table book.

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  • SG
    3 out of 5 stars
    Less interesting than I expected
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
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    Maybe it’s meant as a textbook instead of an interesting look at the region or even a good coffee table book, but I found it dry with photos too small to be compelling.

    One person found this helpful
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  • Amazon Customer
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great color, thoroughly covered!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2025
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    Terrific book! These are familiar places to me. The photos monuments, cultural events, and landscapes are high quality and the text is insightful. Great Amazon price too.

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  • Linda
    5 out of 5 stars
    This is an amazingly comprehensive look at this important border.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
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    Approaching the complex subject of the US-Mexican border county by county and state by state on both sides is brilliant. The border changes so much from one place to the other, that generalizations are almost useless. The book maintains a useful discipline by hitting the same topics in each border county. Thus finding information is easy after one reads just one local profile.

    Every reporter, journalist, opinion writer, politician, business person and interested citizen examining border subjects should look at this book. You will come away with a more grounded perspective on this multifaceted human and geographic subject.

    The book is beautiful with fine photos, history, smuggling statistics, cultural and tourist attractions from Brownsville to San Diego and Matamoros to Tijuana.

    I loved it.

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  • Ada
    5 out of 5 stars
    An ode to the US - Mexico Border
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
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    Frontera is an ode to the border town life of the US - Mexico border. As a native Mexican who grew up on the US side of the border in Texas, this book transported me back to my childhood memories of growing up with two national identities - and being proud of it.

    A renowned writer and award winning journalist, Sergio Chapa captures the true essence of the border town regions. His reporting is thorough and well-researched, and his ability to humanize the subjects of his stories is particularly striking; through personal anecdotes and vivid descriptions, he paints a poignant picture of the people who call this region home like myself. Highly recommend this book.

    An ode to the US - Mexico Border
    Ada
    5 out of 5 stars
    An ode to the US - Mexico Border
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024

    Frontera is an ode to the border town life of the US - Mexico border. As a native Mexican who grew up on the US side of the border in Texas, this book transported me back to my childhood memories of growing up with two national identities - and being proud of it.

    A renowned writer and award winning journalist, Sergio Chapa captures the true essence of the border town regions. His reporting is thorough and well-researched, and his ability to humanize the subjects of his stories is particularly striking; through personal anecdotes and vivid descriptions, he paints a poignant picture of the people who call this region home like myself. Highly recommend this book.

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