The Devil's Highway
A True Story
$43.24
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2014
Summary
In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the “Devil’s Highway.” Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them. The result was a national bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a “book of the year” in multiple newspapers, and a work proclaimed as a modern American classic.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316010801 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316010804 |
| Author: | Louis Alberto Urrea |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Back Bay Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 139mm |
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“The Devil’s Highway comes alive with a richness of language and a mastery of narrative detail that only the most gifted writers are able to achieve.” - Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times, 2004
“A reading of The Devil’s Highway will undoubtedly brace your soul and remind you that all of us, rich or poor, brown, white, black or yellow, are traveling through these parts for only a little while.” - Alan Cheuse, San Francisco Chronicle, 2004About The Author
Louis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea is the author of several award-winning books including The Hummingbird’s Daughter and Into the Beautiful North. His many prizes include an Edgar and he’s also the recipient of a citation of excellence from the American Library Association. He is a member of the Latino Literary Hall of Fame.
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