{"product_id":"el-paso-five-families-and-one-hundred-years-of-blood-migration-race-and-memory","title":"El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Jazmine Ulloa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDutton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\/3\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9780593471869\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Jazmine Ulloa, a sweeping human history of El Paso, revealing violence, power, and privilege at play in America's most famous border town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Paso has been called the \"Ellis Island\" of America's southern border, a mountain pass cum border town cum bifurcated metropolis where past meets future, and disadvantage meets opportunity, or so the promise goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Paso\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, can't-look-away reported history; it uses deep research and dozens of new interviews to blow away the myth of this place, where Mexico's Juarez and America's El Paso intertwine. It charts the history of El Paso through five families. From the Mexican Revolution and the Mexican Repatriation, to the shifting immigration laws under Reagan and Trump and the violence and bloodshed brought on by the drug war, \u003ci\u003eEl Paso\u003c\/i\u003e captures a place often misunderstood or forgotten by the rest of the country, and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Paso\u003c\/i\u003e is a brave new work of narrative nonfiction that gives new voice and perspective to history that has long been checked at the border, or told through the lens of white men alone. Ulloa draws upon meticulous research and reporting and stunning historical detail to craft the intimate narratives of an unforgettable cast of characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the ebbing and flowing narrative of immigration battles and families trying to find their place in the world, the author guides us, expertly, through history, politics, and personal stories, ending with her own family's origin story.... A passionate and urgent account that transforms the embers of a bypassed history into flames that consume the present.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Kirkus (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The last two centuries in the legendary border town of El Paso, Texas, and its rich diversity are vividly brought to life in this detailed, engaging history.... With great storytelling, Ulloa weaves ordinary people into historical settings (including members of her own family), creating nuanced context.... Ulloa's passionate reporting shows El Paso from a fresh perspective.\" \u003ci\u003e-- ALA Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"El Paso is the magical and tragic crossroads at the center of North America. And in Jazmine Ulloa's beautiful and impactful storytelling, we see it evolve from a frontier town to a fraught urban center, its streets and alleys the setting of epic historical encounters and culture-defining social movements. At last, that great border city in the desert has the book it deserves.\" -- Héctor Tobar, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Down Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/our-migrant-souls-a-meditation-on-race-and-the-meanings-and-myths-of-latino-1\" title=\"Our Migrant Souls\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Migrant Souls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJazmine Ulloa \u003c\/strong\u003eis a national reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She previously reported for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was part of a team that won the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of El Paso, she started out as a journalist in Texas, where she worked for newspapers in Brownsville, San Antonio, and Austin. She has made appearances on MSNBC, CNN, and CBS, as well as in Al Jazeera's documentary television program \u003ci\u003eFault Lines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52453804671259,"sku":"El Paso","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/8119OACnsWL._SL1500.jpg?v=1783119201","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/el-paso-five-families-and-one-hundred-years-of-blood-migration-race-and-memory","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}