TransAtlantic : a novel / Colum McCann.
TransAtlantic : a novel / Colum McCann.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2013]
Call Numbers
G 2014/3132
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Language
English
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Physical content
304 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2013]
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2013]
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Summary
A tale spanning 150 years and two continents reimagines the peace efforts of democracy champion Frederick Douglass, Senator George Mitchell and World War I airmen John Alcock and Teddy Brown through the experiences of four generations of women from a matriarchal clan.
Newfoundland, 1919. Two aviators, Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown, set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War. Dublin, 1845 and '46. On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass...
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Full title
TransAtlantic : a novel / Colum McCann.
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Call Numbers
G 2014/3132
Record Identifier
74VKvKywZo83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvKywZo83
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ISBN
1400069599 (acid-free paper)
9781400069590 (acid-free paper)
DDC
823.914
MMS ID
991021492819702626
