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...