Crossing with the Virgin : stories from the migrant trail / Kathryn Ferguson, Norma A. Price, and Ted Parks ; with forewords by Claudia Aburto Guzmán and Rev. John M. Fife.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210).
Contents
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword / Claudia Aburto Guzmán -- Foreword / Rev. John M. Fife -- Discovering the migrant trail. Volunteer / Ted Parks - First Samaritan patrol / Norma Price - It's personal / Kathryn Ferguson -- Stories from the migrant trail. Story one / Norma - Story two / Kathryn - Story three / Norma - Story four / Kathryn - Story five / Ted - Story six / Kathryn - Story seven / Norma - Story eight / Kathryn - Story nine / Ted - Story ten / Ted -- Norma -- Ted -- Kathryn -- Ted -- Norma -- Kathryn -- Norma -- Ted -- Homage / Kathryn -- Epilogue -- Further reading and resources.
Summary
Collection of stories heard from migrants crossing the Arizona desert to find jobs, join families, or start new lives. These are firsthand accounts told to volunteers for the Samaritans, a humanitarian group seeking to provide these travelers with medical aid, water, and food.
