"This is an important and multilayered study of the role violence plays in making modern border spaces."-T. P. Bowman, Choice
"Raid and Reconciliation expands our understanding of state formation at the peripheries of Mexico and the United States. Morgan writes a truly "borderland" book enmeshed in the regional histories of both countries. The writing style is approachable for non-specialists, while the maps and images that are included add welcomed visual qualities to the narrative. It will serve as an excellent text in most graduate seminars covering the field of Borderlands History."-Michael K. Bess, Americas
“Raid and Reconciliation addresses the critical issue of violence in the borderlands by drawing our attention to a cross-border region that hasn’t received much historical attention. . . . Despite the great interest in the borderlands, few historians have done the research, the thinking, and the writing necessary to draw both sides of the border into one story so effectively.”-Samuel Brunk, author of The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico’s Twentieth Century
“Many borderlands histories focus mainly on the U.S. side, but Raid and Reconciliation demonstrates an excellent knowledge of Mexican history. This truly transnational approach offers a significant contribution to the literature and serves as a model for similar research.”-Jeffrey P. Shepherd, author of Guadalupe Mountains National Park: An Environmental History of the Southwest Borderlands
