Lost nation
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2002 - Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
92,500 words, Guess
Page Count
370 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelostnation000lent
- Internet Archiveisbn_9780965043137
- Internet Archivelostnation0000lent_s5f1
- ISBN-100871138433
- ISBN-139780871138439
and 6 more
- LibraryThing224448
- Goodreads839808
- Library of Congress Control Number2001056495
- OCLC Control Number48475215
- Better World Books9780871138439
- Open LibraryOL3955529M
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3562.E4934 L46 2002
- LCCPS3562.E4934 L46 2003
and 1 more
- LCCPS3562.E4934L46 2002
Description
A man known only as Blood guides an oxcart of rum towards Indian Stream, the wild, ungoverned territory where the luckless and the outlawed escape to make a fresh start. Blood, a man of contradictions with a secret past that has scorched his soul, hopes to start a new life as a trader. But his arrival at Indian Stream with Sally, a sixteen-year-old girl won in a game of cards, triggers a conflict that spills over the borders of the community, and Blood becomes the target of outside authorities looking for someone to blame. As plots unravel and violence escalates, Blood is forced to confront the ghosts of his past while Sally is offered a chance at freedom.
First Sentence
They went on.
Description
"Lost Nation opens with a man known only as Blood guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country high in New Hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the Indian Stream - a land where the luckless or outlawed have made a fresh start. Blood is a man of contradictions, of learning and wisdom, but also a man with a secret past that has scorched his soul. He sets forth to establish himself as a trader, hauling with him Sally, a sixteen-year-old girl won from the madam of a brothel over a game of cards. Their arrival in the Indian Stream triggers an escalating series of clashes that serve to sever the master-servant bond between them and offers both a second chance at life. But as the conflicts within the community spill over and attract the attention of outside authorities, Blood becomes a target for those seeking easy blame for the troubles. As plots unravel and violence escalates, two young men of uncertain identity appear, and Blood is forced to confront dread apparitions of his past while Sally is offered a final escape."--BOOK JACKET.
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