Saint Patrick's Battalion - Rilegato

Thom, James Alexander

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ISBN 10: 0345445562 ISBN 13: 9780345445568

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 2006

Riassunto

The alternating voices of Paddy Quinn, a young man with journalistic aspirations, and Mexican soldier Augustin Juvero recount the story of John Riley, an Irish-American soldier, who, angered by the brutal treatment of Irish soldiers, deserts the American army to fight for Mexico in the Mexican-American war. 35,000 first printing.

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Praise for James Alexander Thom and Sign-Talker

“Fresh, original, and vivid.”
–Larry McMurtry

“James Alexander Thom is one of the finest historical novelists writing today. He knows how to tell a cracking good yarn, cares passionately about getting his history right, and has a gift for illuminating those forgotten but fascinating corners of the American past with sheer storytelling power.”
–John Sugden, author of Tecumseh: A Life

“Excellent . . . It is at once an adventure story [and] a historical document. . . . Even though many readers know the story of Lewis and Clark,
Thom’s novel will give them new insight.”
–The Indianapolis Star (four-star review)

“The majesty of the scenery, the wonder of the stately tribes who greet–and menace–the expedition, and the expedition’s mix of soldiers, ne’er-do-wells, and French traders all combine to produce a strong novel about the days when Missouri was at the edge of the map.”
–The Kansas City Star

“This great journey halfway across a wilderness continent and back has never been told so compellingly, with so much dignity and wisdom.”
–Scott Russell Sanders, author of A Private History of Awe

L'autore:

James Alexander Thom was formerly a U.S. Marine, a newspaper and magazine editor, and a member of the faculty at the Indiana University Journalism School. He is the acclaimed author of Follow the River; Long Knife; From Sea to Shining Sea; Panther in the Sky, for which he won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award for best historical novel; The Children of First Man; The Red Heart; Sign-Talker; and Warrior Woman, which he co-wrote with his wife, Dark Rain Thom. The Thoms live in the Indiana hill country near Bloomington.

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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0345445562
• ISBN 13: 9780345445568
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 304