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The Son, Philipp Meyer

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"Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, this is a novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and waging war against their enemies, including white men, which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong, a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 561 pages
Contents
  • First published in the US: Ecco, 2013.-Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and waging war against their enemies, including white men
  • which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong
  • a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny
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9780062120397
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The Son
Title
The Son
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Philipp Meyer
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, this is a novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and waging war against their enemies, including white men, which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong, a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny"--
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Awards note
Pulitzer Prize for fiction finalist, 2014
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UPZ
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1974-
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Meyer, Philipp
Dewey number
813/.6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3613.E976
LC item number
S66 2013
Literary form
novels
NLM call number
Meyer, P.
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  • Indian captivities
  • Comanche Indians
  • Fathers and sons
  • Families
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Texas
  • Comanche Indians
  • Comanche Indians
  • Families
  • Fathers and sons
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Indian captivities
  • Texas
  • Roman
  • Amerikanisches Englisch
  • Native Americans
  • Comanche Indians
  • Father-son relationship
  • Family life
  • Texas
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The Son, Philipp Meyer
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Copyright
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rdacarrier
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text
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rdacontent
Contents
First published in the US: Ecco, 2013.-Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and waging war against their enemies, including white men -- which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong -- a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny
Control code
ocn834159090
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 561 pages
Isbn
9780062120397
Lccn
2013431170
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)834159090
Label
The Son, Philipp Meyer
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
First published in the US: Ecco, 2013.-Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and waging war against their enemies, including white men -- which complicates his sense of loyalty and understanding of who he is. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong -- a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny
Control code
ocn834159090
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
viii, 561 pages
Isbn
9780062120397
Lccn
2013431170
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)834159090

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