David Samuel Torres-Rouff is an assistant professor of history at the University of California, Merced. He lives in Merced, CA.

“A major contribution to the urban history of the American West, along with environmental and Mexican American history. Before L.A. deepens our understanding of Mexican California and builds on the recent works that are invigorating the field of borderland history.”—Maria Raquel Casas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

David Samuel Torres-Rouff is an assistant professor of history at the University of California, Merced. He lives in Merced, CA.

“A major contribution to the urban history of the American West, along with environmental and Mexican American history. Before L.A. deepens our understanding of Mexican California and builds on the recent works that are invigorating the field of borderland history.”—Maria Raquel Casas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas