The Devil’s Highway: A True Story is written by Luis Alberto Urrea in 2004. Urrea was born in Tijuana, but lives in Chicago now. The story follows 26 Mexicans who wanted to cross the border to the United States. They ended up in a place called the Devil’s Highway in the Arizona desert. Only 12 Mexicans survived the dangerous desert. The incident happened in May, 2001, involving dangerous travel had many obstacles.
The "Devil’s Highway" itself is considered the deadliest region of the continent. It is so dangerous that even the Border Patrol does not travel there. It was a group of only men, several of the fathers and sons, but many of them also strangers.
In the book, the author takes the reader to the small city were the men were from. Here they dreamt about a better life and took a chance, a dangerous chance. Only twelve survived, less than half. The Devil’s Highway was a finalist in the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction, as well as a finalist in Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize.
