The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutirrez is a towering achievement by one of Americas most respected journalists. A work of conscience that travels from San Matas Cuatchatyotla, a small, dusty town in central Mexico, to the cold and wet streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this searing expos chronicles the life and tragic death of an undocumented worker, along with broader issues of municipal corruption and Americas deadly and controversial border policy.From the Trade Paperback edition.