Texans On The Brink Scarf -Mexico border and the history

-Mexico border and the history of European colonization with its brutal consequences on the land and indigenous peoples

affirming shared identities and a sense of belonging far away from the geographical boundary

or the motives of a caged tiger

where stories of death and drugs and desperation play out daily

Introductory text in this handsome coffee table book accompanies compelling historic South Texas images

Texans On The Brink Scarf -Mexico border and the historyWhat good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect. Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case