The Rope catcher
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Word Count
91,750 words, Guess
Page Count
367 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveropecatchernovel0000stil
- ISBN-101475955529
- ISBN-101475955545
- ISBN-139781475955521
- ISBN-139781475955545
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2012919102
- OCLC Control Number818144069
- Open LibraryOL35350662M
Classifications
- DDC813
- LCCPS3619.T5556 R674 2012
Description
It is April of 1942, and 28-year-old Jimmie Goodluck leadsd an aimless existence on the Navajo reservation, where he knows only poverty, prejudice, and lack of opportunity. Everything changes whenhe hears a U.S. Marine Corps recruitment message on the radio. Without a second thought, Jimmie heads out toward what he hopes will be a new and meaningful life. As a marine recruit, Jimmie becomes a code talker. he ahd his small, all-Navajo platoon develop a highly-classified code using the Navajo language - the only code in World War II the enemy cannot break. For the first time ever, Jimmie experiences equality, respect, and even admiratin -- everything he's dreamed about all his life. But it is only when he returns home four years later that he discovers the devastating truth about what can happen after yur dreams come true.
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