Books by Elaine Hampton

Presents a history of environmental injustice, corporate malfeasance, political treachery, and a community fighting for its life. These frank and often heartrending stories evoke the grim reality of labouring under giant machines and lava-spewing furnaces while turning mountains of rock into copper ingots.

Provides a personal view of a maquiladora worker's struggles with factory labor conditions, poverty, and violence as she journeys toward education, financial opportunity, and, ultimately, empowerment