Across the wire : life and hard times on the Mexican border
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New York : Anchor Books, 1993., New York : Anchor Books, 1993.
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First Anchor Books edition.
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, 1993., New York : Anchor Books, 1993.
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Book
Edition
First Anchor Books edition.
Physical Desc
190 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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"Anchor worldviews books"--Spine.
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"Luis Alberto Urrea's 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 ever 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."--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Urrea, L. A. (1993). Across the wire: life and hard times on the Mexican border (First Anchor Books edition.). Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Urrea, Luis Alberto. 1993. Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times On the Mexican Border. Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Urrea, Luis Alberto. Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times On the Mexican Border Anchor Books, 1993.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Urrea, Luis Alberto. Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times On the Mexican Border First Anchor Books edition., Anchor Books, 1993.
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