River Thieves - Softcover

Crummey, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618340718 ISBN 13: 9780618340712

Verlag: MARINER BOOKS, 2003

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Reseña del editor:

Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Newfoundland, this richly textured debut novel chronicles the conflict between the European settlers and the remnants of the Beothuk, or native Indians, as an idealistic naval officer arrives to establish contact with the Beothuk, a mission that goes tragically awry. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

Biografía del autor:

Michael Crummey was born in Buchans, Newfoundland, and grew up there and in Wabush, Labrador. "The story of the Beothuk is something I’ve been aware of since I was a child, and that’s true for most people in Newfoundland," Crummey says. "Many of the pivotal events between the Beothuk and the European settlers took place on Red Indian Lake, near my home. As I began doing research for the novel, I was drawn to the story of the Peytons, who played a crucial role in most of the interactions with the Beothuk in the decades leading up to their extinction. I was surprised by the starkly different attitudes father and son displayed towards the Beothuk. And I began writing a story that might account for some of those differences." Michael Crummey is the award-winning author of three books of poetry and a collection of short stories. River Thieves is his first novel.

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• Verlag: MARINER BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0618340718
• ISBN 13: 9780618340712
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352