Charles bowden author biography

American writer (1945–2014)

For other uses, see Charles Bowden (disambiguation).

Charles Clyde Bowden (July 20, 1945 – August 30, 2014) was an American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist based in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[1] He was best known for his work documenting violence on the Mexico-United States border, especially in and around Ciudad Juarez.^[2]

Early life and education

Bowden was born on July 20, 1945, in Joliet, Illinois, and grew up first in Chicago and later in Tucson, Arizona.^[3][4][5] He attended Tucson High School, the University of Arizona, and the University of Wisconsin, where he obtained his master's degree in American intellectual history;^[4] while there he walked out as he was defending his dissertation for his doctorate, annoyed by the questions asked him by the review committee.^[5]

Career

Bowden was a writer for the Tucson Citizen and often wrote about