| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 94.2

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Book Review

Fugitive Landscapes: The Forgotten History of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. By Samuel Truett. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. xii, 259 pp. $40.00, ISBN 978-0-300-11091-3.)
Samuel Truett's Fugitive Landscapes is about the Arizona-Sonora border and its transformation into the world's leading copper producer in the years 1880–1930. Euro-American capitalists teamed with Mexican elites to exploit the land's natural resources, attracting huge armies of Mexican and other workers. Truett's vignettes are pearls, making the work enjoyable reading. I had selfishly awaited the publication of Fugitive Landscapes since I have a forthcoming book that covers approximately the same period and place.	1
While I was not disappointed with the work—Truett is a good craftsman—I had a problem crossing over and identifying with the story. This was partially because old ghosts prevented digesting names such as Bill Greene, Walter Douglas, and Emilio Kosterlitsky. Halfway through the narrative, I realized why I was having trouble enjoying such a magnificent work. The cover shows a pole marking the border with a sign reading "US and Mexico State Line." It separates an American and Mexican soldier—standing with rifles in hand—not looking at each other. It is the perfect metaphor for my difficulty in crossing over the line.	. . .

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