Dead in Their Tracks: Crossing America's Desert Borderlands in the New Era
This Southwest classic is based on extensive first-hand research, including risking death on foot in the desert. John Annerino chronicles deeply personal events for both the immigrants and for the Border Patrol. This vivid book is mandatory reading for anyone wishing to understand the human costs of illegal immigration, costs for crossers, locals residents, and Border Patrol agents themselves. Dead in Their Tracks is Annerino's finest and most noble work.                 --Southwest Book of the Year,Bill BroylesOver many years, John Annerino has come to know the border region like few others. This book tells of his remarkable experiences investigating the realities of the border crisis from both points of view. Annerino risked his own life to travel with migrants from Mexico across the very desert in which thousands have died in order to understand them. He also accompanied Border Patrol in planes, vehicles and on foot to know their dangerous experiences as well. He researched the subject so well he created many related records for his extensive appendices.-- Southwest Book of the Year, Paul Huddy"A passionate chronicle. The story, framed by Annerino's own treks--including the 24-hour, 50-mile march in 110-degree heat with four Mexican immigrants--is riveting."--The Bloomsbury Review "The book is a testament and a memorial. Thirty pages list the known dead . . . On its surface,Dead in Their Tracksis about immigrants. At its core, it touches something fundamental about need and family and the struggle to survive. Annerino deserves praise for putting this story into words and pictures."-- San Antonio Express-News"When I read your book recently, I found it so gripping I literally could not put it down until I was finished. Thank you for capturing and telling the story of the migrant."--Humane Borders / Fronteras Compasivas,Rev. Robin Hoover, PastorJohn Annerino received the annual Society of Publication Designers Awardfor his photography in theNational Geographic Adventureborder feature, "Along the Devil's Highway."“Annerino conveys the struggle of migrants who cross the U.S.–Mexico border with compassion because he had the courage to make the journey himself. A gripping work of investigative reporting.” —National Geographic Adventure“Annerino’s evocative words and haunting pictures make the issue impossible to ignore.” —People magazine