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Original Title:	The Devil's Highway: A True Story
ISBN:	0316010804 (ISBN13: 9780316010801)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2005), Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2005)

The Devil's Highway: A True Story Paperback | Pages: 239 pages

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of all the books i've read on the subject, this is the best. the story itself is harrowing, of course, and urrea is one hell of a writer. rather than tell a linear story of the 26 mexicans who walked across the devil's highway (only 12 lived to tell the tale), he offers a kaleidoscopic view of the whole machine: border patrol, mexican gangsters, coyotes, arizona, texas, vera cruz, the rio grande, sonora, and the eyeball-drying life-taking sweat-sucking scorching terrible terrible terrible dantean devil's highway itself: the most quiet, serene, and, yes, hostile place on the planet. i read this in a single night and went to sleep feeling like shit, both physically and spiritually. ugh. a vile and fantastic book.

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Title	:	The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Author	:	Luis Alberto Urrea
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 239 pages
Published	:	2004 by Back Bay Books
Categories	:	Nonfiction. History. Politics

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THE DEVILS HIGHWAY is Luis Alberto Urreas account of a disastrous effort by twenty-six impoverished Mexican men to cross the border into the United States and find work to support the families. They had their dreams: buying a home for their parents, a new roof for their wife, schooling for their children, a car, gifts for their girlfriends. There was just no work in the impoverished city of Vera Cruz from which they came. They each paid over a thousand pesos for a knowledgeable guide to lead

How have I let 15 years go by and not read this book? Thank you Lisa for insisting that I get to it ASAP. This is a harrowing story of the Yuma 14 who died crossing the border from Mexico to the US. The story circles around from multiple angles, but I most appreciated the back stories of the men (and boys) who left their homes and loved ones for what they hoped was a short time. With the hope and plan to return home and put a roof on the house or buy school supplies for their child. I listened

4.5I listened to this following American Dirt, to have a comparison in the quest to "put a face on the faceless", which both authors had as a goal. This book gave me a much more complete view of the people who make these dangerous border crossings, and why. Urrea focuses on one particular story involving a small group of men who attempt to make the crossing with the help of a "coyote", only to become lost and succumb to the heat. Many died in the attempt, making headlines in the news. We learn

Beautifully written and organized from start to finish. I learned so much about the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and the harrowing journey people take to find the mythical American Dream. This is one of the most visceral nonfiction books Ive read, detailing the brutality of the desert, life in Mexico and how immigrants are treated by our governments. Such a compelling and important read. I will be picking up more by Urrea, who did a spectacular job narrating his audiobook.

Having lived in Tucson and participated in the Southern Arizona Rescue Association, this book hit uncomfortably close to home. While these days SARA mostly evacuates lost hikers who run out of water in the summer heat, they used to participate in border "body pickups" and I heard plenty of disturbing stories from some of the veteran members. Having been on calls where lost hikers nearly succumbed to the heat after a few hours in the Catalinas' blazing summer heat, the level of suffering the Yuma

If hell really existed, it would likely look like the Devils Highway in southern Arizona an area so harsh and unforgiving that even the Border Patrol is afraid to travel through it.In May 2001, 26 Mexican men attempted to cross the Mexican border after gifting the Coyotes human smugglers with just about every peso they have. And then their journey goes terribly wrong. They didnt carry enough water. Can there ever be enough water? Probably not. But the Popielas carried a couple of those little

Five men stumbled out of the mountain pass so sunstruck they didnt know their own names, couldnt remember where theyd come from, had forgotten how long theyd been lost They were burned nearly black, their lips huge and cracking, what paltry drool still available to them spuming from their mouths in a salty foam as they walked. Their eyes were cloudy with dust, almost too dry to blink up a tear. Their hair was hard and stiffened by old sweat, standing in crowns from their scalps, old sweat