{"product_id":"desert-america-a-journey-through-our-most-divided-landscape-paperback","title":"Desert America: A Journey Through Our Most Divided Landscape - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuben Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesert America is an uninsulated wire running through the hard-bitten, right-now, rough-edged Southwest, a land still being born. Go ahead and grab hold: first comes shock--maybe of recognition, maybe alarm--then you keep buzzing for page after electric page. You can't let go.--William deBuys, author of \u003ci\u003eA Great Aridness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRiver of Traps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe economic boom--and the devastation left in its wake--was writ nowhere as large as on the American West. Over the past decade, the most iconic of American landscapes has undergone a political and demographic upheaval comparable only to the opening of the frontier. In \u003ci\u003eDesert America\u003c\/i\u003e, a work of powerful reportage and memoir, acclaimed author Rubén Martínez explores a world of extremes: drug addiction flourishing in the shadow of some of America's richest zip codes, an exclusive Texas enclave that coexists with bloodshed on the banks of the Rio Grande, and Native Americans hunting down Mexican migrants crossing the most desolate stretch of the border. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert America\u003c\/i\u003e details Martinez's own love for this most contested region and reveals that the great frontier is now in the forefront of the vast disparities that are redefining the very idea of America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRubén Martínez\u003c\/b\u003e, an Emmy-winning journalist and poet, is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrossing Over\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles, where he holds the Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature and Writing at Loyola Marymount University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739166609471,"sku":"9781250024145","price":31.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c10d09c0bb7ed198e2e9343c6df93c83.webp?v=1765155742","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/desert-america-a-journey-through-our-most-divided-landscape-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}