Sam Quinones is an American journalist from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his reporting in Mexico and on Mexicans in the United States, and for his chronicling of the opioid crisis in America through his 2015 book Dreamland. He has been a reporter for 32 years. He is now a freelance journalist.
Back in 1929, almost 100 years ago, a company built a swimming pool in Portsmouth. The pool was really huge - as big as a football field, and they called it Dreamland. Later on, it turned into the pride and joy of the community. However, what used to...
