Postcards from the Sonora Border

Between 1900 and the late 1950s, Mexican border towns came of age both as centers of commerce and as tourist destinations. Postcards from the Sonora Border reveals how images--in this case the iconic postcard--shape the way we experience and think about place. Making use of his personal collection of historic images, Daniel D. Arreola captures the evolution of Sonoran border towns, creating a sense of visual "time travel" for the reader. Supported by maps and visual imagery, the author shares the geographical and historical story of five unique border towns--Agua Prieta, Naco, Nogales, Sonoyta, and San Luis Río Colorado.