National Border, National Park: A History of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Beyond America's Best Idea: Constructing and Contesting Borders in the Nation's Most Dangerous Park
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    • Contributor Reflections and Biographies
      • Aaron Reistad
      • Caitlin Krasner
      • Caitlyn Carrillo
      • Darryl Plummer
      • Dustin Munroe
      • Ellen Roth
      • Francesca Gentile
      • Gage Patinella
      • Jared Orsi, Associate Professor
      • Kenneth Shroyer
      • Seth Vandenberg
      • Shaun Brower
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  • Border
    • A Borderless Future? The Necessity of Territorialization and Entropy in the Physical World
    • History of Smuggling
    • History of the Border Fence
    • Human Rights Violations
    • Immigration Today
    • Moving Away from Walls: the Future of Border Manifestation in the American Southwest
    • The Environmental Consequences of a Border
  • History and People
    • Characters of the Borderlands
    • Historical Preservation Efforts
    • Prehistory
    • First Encounters: Spaniards and Native Americans, 1540-1848
    • Native Americans 1848-1916
    • North America 1848-1916 Overview
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    • Ranching in Southern Arizona to 1937
    • Ranching 1937 – 1978
    • Tohono O’odham: 1916 – Present
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    • Climate
      • Rainfall in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
    • Environmental Impact of Fences
    • Flooding in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
    • Geography
    • Plant Life
      • Current Threats
      • Plant Bios
    • Wildlife
      • Animal Bios
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    • Current Management Issues
    • Founding
    • History of the National Park Service
    • National Monument vs. National Security
    • Neighboring Land Parcels
    • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: How it Fits into the Larger National Park Narrative
    • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: Is it Really America’s Best Idea?
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    • Park History: 1976-Present
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  • Quitobaquito, December 2013
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Contributor Reflections and Biographies

Caitlyn Carillo

Francesca Gentile

Caitlin Krasner

Jared Orsi

Darryl Plummer

Aaron Reistad

Seth Vandenberg

Ellen Roth

National Border, National Park: A History of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
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