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1 online resource |
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In the tradition of Mark Twain and Cormac McCarthy comes this distinctly American, pulse-quickening epic from the acclaimed author of Citrus County and Arkansas . "I opened John Brandon's new novel and fell hard. An adventure full of grit and wonder, far-flung and yet uniquely, specifically American. I hope I never recover." — Daniel Handler , author of All The Dirty Parts, Bottle Grove, and Why We Broke Up Twelve-year-old Gussie Dwyer—audacious, resilient, determined to adhere to the morals his mother instilled in him—undertakes to trek across the sumptuous yet perilous peninsula of post-Civil War Florida in search of his father, a man who has no idea of his son's existence. Gussie's journey sees him cross paths with hardened Floridians of every stripe, from the brave and noble to a bevy of cutthroat villains, none worse than his amoral shark of a half brother. Will he survive his quest, and at what cost? Rich in deadpan humor as well as visceral details that illuminate a diverse cast of characters, the novel uncovers deep truths about family and self-determination as the reader tracks Gussie's dangerous odyssey out of childhood. Ivory Shoals is an unforgettable story from a contemporary master. |
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Electronic reproduction. Ashland : McSweeney's, 2021. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 479 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Boys -- Florida -- Fiction.
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Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
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Orphans -- Fiction.
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Boys -- Fiction.
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Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.
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Florida -- History -- 1865- -- Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Bildungsromans.
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Electronic books.
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Original 9781952119170 |
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9781952119200 (electronic bk) |
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