A land of hard edges
Subtitle: serving the front lines of the border
By: Peg Bowden ; foreword by Paul Theroux
Contributors: Theroux, Paul, writer of foreword
Publisher: Peer Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Tucson, Arizona
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780989200998
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Social conditions; Émigration et immigration; Conditions sociales
Description: A Land of Hard Edges: Serving the Front Lines of the Border is a series of true stories and personal reflections by Peg Bowden, a retired nurse, who volunteers at a migrant shelter on the Mexico border. The author lives in the Arizona borderlands, a sort of third country, with one foot in Mexico and the other in the United States. She joins a group called the Samaritans, traveling weekly to a shelter known as el comedor, providing clothing, medical supplies and counsel to migrants seeking the American Dream. Investigating why thousands of people are willing to risk their lives crossing the Sonoran Desert into the U.S. where they are despised by so many, Peg begins to understand the complexities of human migration. She reflects on the power of love and family that drives people into the treacherous landscapes of southern Arizona.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212).