Cada dÃa; cientos de personas toman incalculables riesgos para cruzar la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos en busca de trabajo y mejores oportunidades de vida. Pero para un grupo de inmigrantes que cruzó la frontera ilegalmente y se subió a un trailer la noche del 13 de mayo del 2003; este sueño se tornó en tragedia.Aquella húmeda y calurosÃsima noche de primavera; al menos 73 personas abordaron la parte de atrás de un camión que debÃa llevarlos de Harlingen; Texas hasta la ciudad de Houston; a unas 300 millas de distancia. Pero el camión nunca llegó a su destino final. A las cuatro horas tuvo que detenerse cerca de la ciudad de Victoria; donde se abrieron las puertas del trailer para encontrar que 17 personas habÃan muerto por asfixia; deshidratación; y un calor insoportable. Otras dos morirÃan más tarde en el hospital. Entre los muertos habÃa un niño de 5 años de edad.Cuando llegó la policÃa varios de los sobrevivientes ya habÃan desaparecido. El terror; el desconcierto y el miedo absoluto los habÃa hecho escapar antes que nadie pudiera hacerles ninguna pregunta. Más tarde; la mayorÃa de los sobrevivientes fueron detenidos. Pero las investigaciones que si-guieron pronto encontraron que habÃa una mujer en el mismo centro de esta horrible tragedia: Karla Chávez; una hondureña de 25 años acusada por las autoridades de organizar toda la operación.Con la pasión y la minuciosidad que lo caracteriza; el periodista Jorge Ramos nos cuenta los detalles de esta desgarradora tragedia; a la vez que busca comprender cómo algo tan inhumano puede suceder en pleno siglo XXI. A través de entrevistas con cuatro sobrevivientes que tuvie-ron el valor de hablar de su experiencia; conversaciones con los familiares de los difuntos; y un exhaustivo análisis del juicio a Karla Chávez y de las implicaciones del incidente en las polÃticas migratorias estadounidenses; Jorge Ramos relata uno de los episodios más tristes de la historia moderna de este paÃs.
#77190 in Books Walter R Borneman 2007-10-30 2007-10-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .94 x 5.31l; .79 #File Name: 0060761857416 pagesThe French and Indian War Deciding the Fate of North America
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful. A Misnamed WarBy Bill EmblomThe French and Indian War names the two losers in this war. From this war the victorious kingdom of Great Britain became the British Empire. We usually think of Braddock's march towards Fort Duquesne and Wolfe attacking Montcalm at Quebec during this war. However; there is also John Bradstreet's attack on Fort Frontenac on the shores of Lake Ontario; the battles in the Lake George and Lake Champlain area of New York state; the battles for Fort Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia; Canada; along with numerous other conflicts that made up what was known as the Seven Years War in Europe which really lasted nine years. One definite strength of this book is the many maps which were placed in the appropriate chapters to illustrate exactly where the events took place. The lack of such maps in other books I've read on various subjects has been frustrating. The real losers in this war; of course; were the Native Americans. Regardless of which side won the war they would lose their land. England's victory in this war lit the spark for the American Revolution to follow; and it was the defeated France that assisted America to defeat England in America's revolution. Former Harvard historian Samuel Eliot Morison called the French and Indian War the first World War. It was; indeed; global in nature. The fate of William Pitt; Jeffery Amherst; Robert Rogers; Chief Pontiac; and other key participants is also covered. The book is 308 pages long; and there are a lot of names to keep track of. My knowledge of this war and its importance to future events in America were definitely increased with this reading. Stick with it to the end. It is worth it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. easy to readBy gusWell written; easy to read; will thoroughly educate you on a war that not only set the stage for the War of Independence; but arguably of the two World Wars as well! If you watched and enjoyed Daniel Day Lewis' Last of the Mohicans and want to learn more about that time; this is your book!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It gives great perspective to the eventBy PuttererIt gives great perspective to the event; and introduces us to the players of the "Northwest Indian War" and the war of 1812..
