The Haunting of the Mexican Border

A writer, filmmaker, and dancer, Kathryn Ferguson lives in Tucson, Arizona. She is a coauthor of the award-winning book Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail.

The Haunting of the Mexican Border is a breathtaking work of art. Ferguson's artistry shines in her prose, polished and raw in a perfect combination, and her ability to convey the beauty and power of humanity.--Story Circle Book Reviews [Ferguson's] prose is marked by a deep kinetic awareness of how her physical presence as an American, a woman, and a traveler affects the migrants and indigenous tribal members she encounters during her filming expeditions.--Pasatiempo A wise and humane account that draws on a lifetime of exploring the border country and pondering its meaning.--Kirkus Reviews An important account of how the [Mexican borderlands] region continues to serve as a 'haunting' presence as well as a space whose history, stories, and art need to be more deeply appreciated and understood on the other side of the border.--Southwestern American Literature An unforgettable memoir that takes readers south to Raramuri country then north into Arizona's militarized culture of terrorized immigrants and the people who stand up for them. The writing is exquisite, descriptive, action packed, and deeply meditative. The book reads like a novel; I couldn't put it down.--Demetria Martinez, author of Mother Tongue As a documentarian, Ferguson brings a journalistic approach to the material, providing context for the in-the-moment situations she describes, and the book itself provides useful context for the border as a whole.--Foreword Reviews Ferguson's book is more than a memoir. It is an adventure story toughened by sore feet from walking and walking and walking steep, narrow paths.--Albuquerque Journal With a rare woman's perspective, Kathryn Ferguson masterfully guides us through treacherous, hardscrabble geography and psychology where two different worlds both clash and meld. This is a must-read for anyone intending to live in and understand twenty-first-century America.--Marc Cooper, author of Pinochet and Me: A Chilean Anti-Memoir