This article analyses the representation of space and time in The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy, through a focus on the places and geographies that constitute All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain. Contributing to the project of spatial history in geographical studies, the argument focuses on the relation of space to time in these works to reveal the political production of space and the politics of space as a social relation. This conceptualisation of the politics of space, viewing the spaces of geography and the past/present of history as co-formed, is revealed as significant in reconsidering the novels that constitute The Border Trilogy. From the uneven spatio-temporal development of the Mexican Revolution in All the Pretty Horses, to the spatial histories of The Crossing, to the urban spaces linking El Paso and Ciudad Juárez in Cities of the Plain, space is revealed as a constituent part of history in these works. Overall, a consideration of the integrations of space and time, from the perspective of spatial history, is crucial to rethinking the role of borders and landscapes in these works by Cormac McCarthy.
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