{"product_id":"the-devils-highway-a-true-story-paperback","title":"The Devil's Highway: A True Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.18 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754320429344,"sku":"9780316010801","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1320f7632159a6c10a9ad2fc0b18c58c.webp?v=1780037656","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-devils-highway-a-true-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}