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100 1  Bondurant, Matt,|d1971-|eauthor. 
245 10 Oleander City|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 
264  1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2022. 
264  2 |bMade available through hoopla 
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520    In the wake of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, three lives 
       converge despite persecution from the Ku Klux Klan, a bare
       -knuckle boxing match gone wrong, and the recovery efforts
       of the American Red Cross.  Based on a true story  The 
       hurricane of 1900, America's worst natural disaster, left 
       the island city of Galveston in ruins. Thousands perished,
       including all ninety-three children at the Sisters of the 
       Incarnate Word orphanage-except six-year-old Hester, who 
       miraculously survived. Oleander City is the tale of this 
       little girl and the volatile collision between the 
       American Red Cross, the Ku Klux Klan, and one of the most 
       famous boxing matches in American history. The bout, 
       organized to raise money for the recovery effort, featured
       the enigmatic veteran "Chrysanthemum Joe" Choynski, the 
       most successful Jewish boxer in America, and Jack Johnson,
       a young hometown hero known as "the Galveston Giant." The 
       storied battle forged a bond between the two legendary 
       fighters and put Johnson on the path to become the 
       greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.  Meanwhile, Clara 
       Barton and the Red Cross minister to the sick and hungry 
       as mounted vigilantes use the chaotic situation to settle 
       old scores. After witnessing a terrible crime, Hester 
       finds sanctuary with the ladies of the Red Cross, in a 
       heartrending convergence of these historic figures.  "In 
       Oleander City, Bondurant reminds us of the horrors of our 
       humanity but amid it all, that there are those who fight 
       for goodness, for love and truth, that we are brutal but 
       also beautiful brutes. This is a brilliant novel."  "With 
       austere prose, compelling characters, and a gripping true 
       story, Oleander City bears down on its characters like a 
       category five storm, forcing three lost souls to discover 
       who they truly are. More timely than one would think, this
       tale of natural catastrophe, racial injustice, and 
       lawlessness ultimately illuminates the humanity that 
       motivates and unites us all. A certifiable page-turner, 
       Oleander City pulls at you with the dark undertow of an 
       America that isn't quite bygone."  "Set against the 
       sweeping backdrop of dramatic action…this book will keep 
       you reading into the night."  "In Oleander City, Matt 
       Bondurant braids the events of the worst natural disaster 
       in American history with one of the great untold stories 
       of American culture. Only a writer of Bondurant's skill 
       could achieve such complicated braiding. This is history 
       written like a novel, a complicated legacy of human 
       tragedy, race, and class distilled into one hell of a 
       read."  "Bondurant weaves together fascinating backstories
       with vivid descriptions of the storm and its aftermath, 
       showing that it takes many types of courage to fight for 
       what is right."  "Bondurant's Oleander City is the best 
       kind of historical novel. Richly imagined, exquisitely 
       written, this tale of disaster and perseverance is both 
       visceral and urgent. The intertwined tales of Galveston 
       mud and spilled blood, like the dizzying combinations of 
       the book's bare-fisted boxers, make this novel a 
       knockout."  "Oleander City is a surreal blend of the real 
       and the imagined, where broken lives traverse the ravaged 
       landscapes of hurt and loss. Matt Bondurant depicts 
       characters who carry the great weight of tragedy, and he 
       reminds us that where there is heavy burden, there is also
       the strength to bear it."  "From the catastrophic chaos 
       and horror of the worst natural disaster in US history, 
       Matt Bondurant extracts three very human stories of 
       individuals who found themselves caught up in the 
       aftermath of unimaginable tragedy. His portraits of these 
       three disparate souls dramatize the valuable poignancy of 
       tenderness cast against the necessary toughness of 
       dedication, the sweetness of dreams, and the unwavering 
       commitment to purpose, to life. This novel surprises with 
       its perceptiveness and astonishes with its poignant 
       illustration of the deeper and more sustaining values of 
       beaut 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
600 10 Choynski, Joe,|d1868-1943|vFiction. 
600 10 Johnson, Jack,|d1878-1946|vFiction. 
610 20 American National Red Cross|vFiction. 
650  0 Charity sports events|zTexas|zGalveston|vFiction. 
650  0 Orphans|vFiction. 
650  0 Boxing stories. 
650  0 Hurricanes|zTexas|zGalveston|vFiction. 
650  0 Electronic books. 
651  0 Galveston Island (Tex.)|xHistory|y20th century|vFiction. 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2gsafd 
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