Borderlands Basic Bibliography
Compiled by Mary A. Sarber
All books are available (as of May 2003) unless otherwise noted. Some are best ordered directly from the publisher, such as Mangan Books, 6245 Snowheights Court, El Paso, TX 79912.
- BORDER PEOPLE: LIFE AND SOCIETY IN THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS, by Oscar J. Martinez. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1994.
- Examines the lives of people who live on the border, and how the dynamics of
border life affects both society and the individuals who make up society.
Statistics and charts, as well as excerpts from oral history interviews.
- LA CARA DEL TIEMPO: LA FOTOGRAFIA EN CIUDAD Juárez Y EL PASO (1870-1930), by Miguel Angel Berumen. Privately printed, 2003.
- A wonderful collection of historic photographs, largely from the Aultman Collection of the El Paso Public Library. Available from El Paso County Historical Society.
- DESERT ARMY: FORT BLISS ON THE TEXAS BORDER, by Leon C. Metz. El Paso: Mangan Books, 1988.
- The only comprehensive history of Fort Bliss. As of May 2003, available from the publisher.
- DESERT IMMIGRANTS: THE MEXICANS OF EL PASO, 1880-1920, by Mario T. Garcia. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981.
- Social factors and the Mexican Revolution sent a flood of Mexican immigrants north between 1880 and 1920, many of whom settled in the El Paso Borderlands.
- EL GRINGO: NEW MEXICO AND HER PEOPLE. by William Watts Hart Davis. Harper & brothers, 1857. Fulltext available from Google Books. Pertinent chapter on life in El Paso/Juárez/Las Cruces area.
- LA CARA DEL TIEMPO: LA FOTOGRAFIA EN CIUDAD Juárez Y EL PASO (1870-1930), by Miguel Angel Berumen. Privately printed, 2003.
- EL PASO: A BORDERLANDS HISTORY, by W. H. Timmons. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1990.
- The definitive history of El Paso,
making use for the first time of microfilmed archives from Mexico.
- EL PASO CHRONICLES: A RECORD OF HISTORICAL EVENTS IN EL PASO, TEXAS,
by Leon C. Metz. El Paso: Mangan Books, 1983.
- A day-by-day account of what went on in El Paso, taken from local
newspapers, of events which have affected life in the Borderlands.
- EL PASO IN PICTURES, by Frank J. Mangan. El Paso: Mangan Books, 1971.
- Historical illustrations and photographs documenting El Paso from
pre-history to 1970.
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAWMEN, OUTLAWS AND GUNFIGHTERS, by Leon C. Metz. New York: Checkmark Books, 2003.
- An up-to-date account of the lives and careers of men who used their guns
on both sides of the law.
- THE GENTLEMEN'S CLUB; THE STORY OF PROSTITUTION IN EL PASO, By H.
Gordon Frost. El Paso: Mangan Books, 1971.
HENRY C. TROST, ARCHITECT OF THE SOUTHWEST, by Lloyd C. and June-Marie F. Engelbecht. El Paso: El Paso Public Library Association, 1981.- Examines the career and the major buildings designed by Trost and Trost,
the premier architectural firm in the El Paso Borderlands between 1895 and 1933.
- THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PANCHO VILLA, by Friedrich Katz. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 1998.
- Monumental work on the charismatic Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution
in the North.
- THE MAKING OF A MEXICAN-AMERICAN MAYOR: RAYMOND L. TELLES OF EL PASO, by Mario T. Garcia. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1998.
- Account of how a Mexican-American was elected Mayor of El Paso in 1957.
- MEXICAN-AMERICAN FOLKLORE: LEGENDS, SONGS, FESTIVALS, PROVERBS, CRAFTS, TALES OF SAINTS, OF REVOLUTIONARIES, AND MORE, by John O. West. Little Rock: August House, 1988.
- A folklorist's gathering of lore and customs within the Mexican-American
community of the El Paso Borderlands.
- PASS OF THE NORTH: FOUR CENTURIES ON THE RIO GRANDE, by C. L. Sonnichsen. El Paso: Texas Western Press, vol. l, 1968; Vol. 2, 1980.
- Very readable history of El Paso. Out of print.
- PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE BORDER: THE OTIS A. AULTMAN COLLECTION, by
Mary A. Sarber. El Paso: El Paso Public Library Association, 1977.
PORTALS AT THE PASS: EL PASO AREA ARCHITECTURE TO 1930. El Paso: El Paso Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1984.
RINGSIDE SEAT TO A REVOLUTION: an underground cultural history of El Paso and Juárez, 1893-1923 by Davie Romo. El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2005.
- SAN ELIZARIO: SPANISH PRESIDIO TO TEXAS COUNTY SEAT, by Rick Hendricks and W. H. Timmons. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1999.
- TROUBLESOME BORDER, by Oscar J. Martinez. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1981.
- A readable, concise overview of the history of the Borderlands and the factors which have influenced its development.
BORDER: THE U.S.-MEXICO LINE, by Leon C. Metz. El Paso: Mangan Books, 1987.
For a broader range of Southwestern History, see our list of Books on Southwestern Research.
Cite: Sarber, Mary, comp. "Borderlands
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