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Describes the attempt of twenty-six men to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, a region known as the Devil's Highway, detailing their harrowing ordeal and battle for survival against impossible odds. Only 12 men came back out.
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil's Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird's Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself....
Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 101 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The first literary biography of Edward Abbey in a generation, this thoughtful memoir serves as a meditation on the writing life, the cult of readers, reputation, and the literary afterlife of a well-known writer.
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 258 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of letters--to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged--written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists.
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 270 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"It has been more than thirty years since the term "flash fiction" was first coined, perfectly describing the power in the brevity of these stories, each under 1,000 words. Since then, the form has taken hold in the American imagination. For this latest installment in the popular Flash Fiction series, James Thomas, Sherrie Flick, and John Dufresne have searched far and wide for the most distinctive American voices in short-short fiction. The 73 stories...
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