Trespasser: A Story of Class, Poverty, and Education in the American Desert

Through the adventures of a poor rural student navigating the world of higher education, Trespasser brings to life the struggles faced by poor folk who rise through the social system-and reveals the hidden barriers faced by working-class students in elite institutions.

Timothy Hampton grew up poor in a small petroleum town in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest, surrounded by the Navajo, Ute, and Jicarilla Apache Nations. The son of a disabled father with deep roots in the regi...