In the book "The Devils Highway," what is Urrea's purpose in giving the history of the region?

I find
your wording interesting in this question in regards to the history of the region. Although I
am not sure, my guess is you mean the history of the devils highway as opposed to the original
towns that many immigrants began from or their destinations (which are also discussed at
length). In short, the history of the devils highway region is discussed to cement the setting
and to help the reader understand theahead.

First, this area of land that has
been nicknamed the devils highway is most definitely a setting of place. (Theis that, here,
setting of time is almost a non-issue because the hardships related to this exact tract of land
will remain no matter what time period spoken about.) The exact place, much to...