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He calls it the big die-off, the largest death event in border history. (Urrea, 31) In that sense, the story
is unique – it is something that has never happened before. However, as historians, we should
always look for the historical roots of contemporary events. History may not have caused the
tragedy in the desert that Urrea chronicles, but history helped create the conditions that made it
possible.
For this assignment, identify and describe at least two aspects of the story Urrea tells in
The Devil’s Highway and explain their historical roots. It might help to keep asking yourself
the question, how did things get to be this way? Craft your response into a 4-5 page paper
(double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font with one inch margins – about 1200-1500
words). Be sure to include an introduction that contains a clear thesis statement and body
paragraphs with topic sentences. Support your argument with specific evidence from Urrea, The
Devil’s Highway and Schaller, American Horizons. You may also find useful material in
Johnson, Reading the American Past. Cite quotes and specific evidence with parenthetical
citations that include author and page number, as demonstrated in the paragraph above.
There are many ways to approach this assignment. Some aspects of the story you might choose
to write about include America’s immigration policies, the Southwest border, the power of the
federal government, civil rights, the international economy, the consumer economy, migrant
labor, and Native Americans. There are surely many others.
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