Introduction / Ilan Stavans -- They have given us the land -- Comadre Hill -- It's because we're so poor -- The man -- At dawn -- Talpa -- Macario -- The plain in flames -- Tell them not to kill me! -- Luvina -- The night they left him alone -- Paso del Norte -- Remember -- You don't hear dogs barking -- The day of the collapse -- The legacy of Matilde Arcángel -- Anacleto Morones.