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The Devil's Highway : A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea (2005, Perfect)

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316010804
ISBN-13
9780316010801
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43761734

Product Key Features

Book Title
Devil's Highway : a True Story
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, North America
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Luis Alberto Urrea
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"In artful yet uncomplicated prose, Urrea captivatingly tells how a dozen men squeezed by to safety...Confident and full of righteous rage, Urrea's story is a well-crafted melange of first-person testimony, geographic history, cultural and economic analysis, poetry and an indictment of immigration policy."-- Publishers Weekly
CLASSIFICATION_METADATA
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Dewey Decimal
304.8/73072
Synopsis
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of the year's best books: Los Angeles Times Book Review ; San Francisco Chronicle; Arizona Republic; Chicago Tribune In a new 10th anniversary edition: "The single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" ( The Atlantic ). 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., 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., This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" ( The Atlantic ). 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., "Superb . . . Nothing less than a saga on the scale of the Exodus and an ordeal as heartbreaking as the Passion . . . The book comes vividly alive with a richness of language and a mastery of narrative detail that only the most gifted of writers are able to achieve."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review."
LC Classification Number
JV6475
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2014

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4 out of 5 stars
by slegs427Jun 04, 2008
The Devil's Highway book
I needed this book for school and it was cheaper for me to buy it on half.com. I was able to receive the book in time for my class, which was great! I did not know exactly how long it would take to get here, but it was here fast. Buying your books on half.com are much cheaper than in the book store at school. It is a good book that tells about a group of 26 illegal immigrants and their quest to cross the border into the U.S. I had to write a paper on one of the questions in the back of the book. It is a great story to understand what the illegal immigrants go through when they cross the border in that particular section of the border.
3 out of 5 stars
by WApw79HsRme@Del...Jul 13, 2009
One hot road.....
Bleeding hearts sing out!!! So, the book is about the trials and tribulations that illegal immigrants must take in order to get into the United States via a miserable journey that can be compared to walking on the sun. The book itself is kind of hard to follow in certain points and I really didn't appreciate the fact that there are passages that aren't translated from Spanish into English. I would have never picked up this book if I wasn't forced to write a paper on it for school. Its a good story but, I just don't think that illegal immigrants need to have their journey glorified and basically have them made into heroes for leaving their families in Mexico in order to deal with "Coyote's" and La Migra and of course the "Highway" itself. I wanted to read a little more on what the border patrol does and I wanted to know more about what happened after they got back home. Like I said a decent book but, it needed to go into more detail in some areas.Read full review
2 out of 5 stars
by noheartleftOct 05, 2014
Skewed narrative of a tragic incident by America-hating author.
Good re telling of a tragic incident. Could've been so much better. The author skewed the story by inserting his politics (he hates America). The illegals bore no fault for crossing the US borders illegally yet the Border Patrol Agents were evil for enforcing our laws and protecting our borders. Although he claims to have enjoyed unfettered access to Border Patrol resources, the author still hints that they "lied and hide" information. He never --even begrudgingly-- admits that ALL of the aliens would have died had it not been for the selfless, tireless and heroic efforts of the Border agents. This is a highly politicized and skewed story that would have been better as an article in a Latino-themed magazine. Not worth buying unless you can find it for $1 at Goodwill. Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by freein83May 25, 2012
Compelling read, great author!
A great read for anyone curious about crossing into the United States from the crossers, border patrols & legal views. The accounts are complex as any I've read. Author Luis Alberto Urrea is frank as he brings you along through the maze of details which allows the reader to have a personal connection. Tactfully graphic you learn intimate facts of the famous Yuma(?) 14 out of 26+/- men. Visualize their arduous trek, learn who gains and why they risk. All while little known murmurs are being revealed.
3 out of 5 stars
by sarrs_px9mvxhld...Jul 16, 2019
The cover is not what was pictured.
The book is a great story and very informative. However the cover of the one I got is not what was pictured which is disappointing.
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The Devil's Highway : A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea (2005, Perfect)

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One hot road.....

Skewed narrative of a tragic incident by America-hating author.

Compelling read, great author!

The cover is not what was pictured.

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