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Jun 20, 2024 · Award-winning Illinois author Luis Alberto Urrea’s latest novel was inspired by his mother’s experiences in World War II. She operated a Red Cross Clubmobile — providing coffee, donuts, and conversation to American soldiers near the front.
Jun 12, 2024 · Inspired by his mother’s Red Cross service, author Luis Alberto Urrea beautifully captures the heroism, friendship, and resilience of women during wartime, making this novel an unforgettable tribute to their courage and sacrifice.
Jun 11, 2024 · The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea. Call Number: JV6475 .U77 2005. The Devil’s Highway relates the 2001 tragedy of 26 men and boys who cross the Mexico / Arizona border led by Coyotes (persons who smuggle illegal immigrants) and lose their way on the stretch of desert known as the Devil’s Highway.
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Jun 20, 2024 · We humans have this drive to erect barriers between ourselves and others, Luis Alberto Urrea says, and yet this makes us a little crazy. He is an exuberant, wise, and refreshing companion into the deep meaning and the problem of borders — what they are really about, what we do with them, and what they do to us.
Jun 20, 2024 · Her most fervent hope, which becomes more precarious by the day, is for all three of them to survive the war intact. Taking as inspiration his mother's own Red Cross service, Luis Alberto Urrea has delivered an overlooked story of women's heroism in World War II.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Author Luis Alberto Urrea will speak about his book, "Good Night, Irene," which was inspired by his mother who was one of the Red Cross's "Donut Dollies" during World War II, at the Fallbrook Library in July.
Jun 20, 2024 · Luis Alberto Urrea — On Our Belonging to Each Other. Ross Gay — On the Insistence of Joy. We humans have this drive to erect barriers between ourselves and others, Luis Alberto Urrea says, and yet this makes us a little crazy.
