Bordertales: True Stories Volume One is a trilogy of adventures and misadventures encountered by three pioneering citizens who set out to establish new lives in the turbulent U.S. / Mexico border area of the Southwest. The late nineteenth and early twentieth century were times of tremendous growth and change along the border. Join me in following the stories of Maud, Frenchy and Charles Howard as they navigate volatile and dangerous times, both north and south of the Rio Grande.