The Rifles.
by VOLLMANN, William T
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Synopsis
Vaulting through time to another flashpoint in the long struggle between Indians and Europeans, William T. Vollmann 's visionary fictional history now focuses on the white explorers of the mid-1800s, desperately dreaming of forging a Northwest Passage. As Sir John Franklin embarks on his fourth Arctic voyage, he defies the warnings of the native people, and his journey ends in ice and death. But his spirit lingers in the Canadian north, where 150 years later, in 1990, Inuit elders dream of long-gone seal-hunting days and teenagers sniff gasoline. And when a white man seduces and leaves pregnant a young Indian woman, he becomes Franklin reincarnated, bound for the same fate. Vollmann's vivid characters and landscapes weave together the stories of the past and present to live out America's ongoing tragedy of greed, ignorance, and violence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8896
- Title
- The Rifles.
- Author
- VOLLMANN, William T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition.
- Publisher
- London: Andre Deutsch
- Date Published
- (1994).
Terms of Sale
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Any book returnable for any reason within 10 days with prior notice. CA residents please add 9.5% sales tax. Libraries can be billed as needed.
About the Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
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