{"product_id":"the-devils-highway-a-true-story-9780316010801","title":"The Devil's Highway: A True Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis 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\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e). Named a Best Book of the 21st Century by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luis Alberto Urrea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.56w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316010801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonficiton \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e is also the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Beautiful North\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQueen of America\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Water Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, a PEN\/Faulkner Award finalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has won the Lannan Literary Award, an Edgar Award, and a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, among many other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, he lives outside of Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois-Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Luis Alberto Urrea \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47281295818909,"sku":"9780316010801","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4a8c9ca7-7938-4ff0-9055-0cab27833da1.jpg?v=1759928588","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-devils-highway-a-true-story-9780316010801","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}