Comparing the three books

The introduction from the book The Routes of Man by Ted Conover, talks about how roads changed the way life is no matter where you are in the world. He uses historical facts like the Roman empire to show that roads can be a disadvantage but also an advantage as well. The creation of these roads led to greater inventions like cars, which resulted in an increase of demand for gas. The Routes of Man is more literal about roads, but in a sense he is talking about roads metaphorically. For example, the road that you choose in life can determine the kind of life you will live. He also talks about the six different roads that are reshaping the world. These six roads can realte to the books The Devil's Highway, and A field Guide to Getting Lost.

The introduction to The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea describes how a group of men attempted to cross the U.S. border, but they had to go on a harsh journey through the Devil's Highway.This introduction could be realted to Ted Conover's book because it shows the struggle that illegal immigrants had to go through in order to sneak into the U.S to have a better life. Especially when he stated that during the start of the California gold rush, hundreds of people endured the pain that the Devil's Highway had presented. According to Conover, roads are an advantage but a disadvantage as well. In the Devil's Highway illegal immigrants are coming into the U.S. which causes turmoil within the U.S. Illegal Immigrants coming into the U.S. is a disadvantage becuase they could bring harmful diseases which was one of Ted Conover's 6 roads.

The introduction of A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit can relate to the book The Devil's Highway. The introduction is mostly about how the things that are unknown to you is usually what you need to discover. This is can connected to the book the Devil's Highway because the people in the Devil's Highway are basically lost, and thier hopes of surviving are slowly decreasing. I think that the introduction of A Field Guide to Getting Lost can be categorized into Conover's second type of road which is isolation vs. progress.