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Pub Date: 2009-09-08 Pages: 488 Language: English Publisher: HarperLuxe Recent biographies of Thomas Jefferson have stressed the sphinx-like puzzles of his charactrer-famous champion of freedom. yet lifelong slaveholder; foe of miscegenation. yet secret lover of a beautiful slave for 30 years;. aristocrat. yet fervent advocate of government by the people EM Hallidays absorbing. compact. and lucid portrait recognizes these and other puzzles about this great founder. but shows us how understandable they can be in the light of his personal and social circumstances and common human experience Here are all the pivotal episodes of Jeffersons life:. the writing of the Declaration of Independence. his crucial feud with Alexander Hamilton; the surprising Louisiana Purchase; and his post-presidential reconciliation with John Adams But. Hallidays account takes readers deeper. into his ...
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The story of an immigrant family trying to build a life in an unforgiving new world, Under This Unbroken Sky is a mesmerizing and absorbing first novel of love and greed, pride and desperation. Award-winning writer Shandi Mitchell based this evocative and compelling narrative of struggle and survival on the Canadian prairie on her own family history.
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"Utterly gripping. Epic in scope, this tale of family feuds, violence and hardship follows the fortunes of Theo Mykolayenko, a Ukrainian survivor of Stalin's labour camps who starts a new life in the harsh Canadian Prairies. . . . Beautifully pitched and unsentimental in execution. Brilliant."--Marie Claire (UK)
"A magnificent novel. . . . A powerhouse of a debut that grips from start to finish."--Steven Galloway, author of the The Cellist of Sarajevo
"[An] unflinching debut. . . . There's a love for the land and the immigrant spirit throughout the book. This is one of the finest novels I have read this year--a lyrical, evocative tale of pioneer life from an immensely talented debut author."--Historical Novels Review
"Unforgettable. . . . Mitchell's extraordinary rendering of human suffering is matched by her ability to give powerful imaginative shape to the will to survive, to care for others, and to forgive the most brutal of trespasses."--Janice Kulyk Keefer, author of The Ladies' Lending Library
"Remarkable. . . . Mitchell's harrowing story delivers an unforgettable literary tribute to an immigrant people and their struggle. The lyrical style, the riveting historical material, and the treatment of prejudice make the novel a great book-club choice."--Booklist (starred review)
"A magnificent novel. . . . A powerhouse of a debut that grips from start to finish."--Steven Galloway, author of the The Cellist of Sarajevo
"[An] unflinching debut. . . . There's a love for the land and the immigrant spirit throughout the book. This is one of the finest novels I have read this year--a lyrical, evocative tale of pioneer life from an immensely talented debut author."--Historical Novels Review
"Unforgettable. . . . Mitchell's extraordinary rendering of human suffering is matched by her ability to give powerful imaginative shape to the will to survive, to care for others, and to forgive the most brutal of trespasses."--Janice Kulyk Keefer, author of The Ladies' Lending Library
"Remarkable. . . . Mitchell's harrowing story delivers an unforgettable literary tribute to an immigrant people and their struggle. The lyrical style, the riveting historical material, and the treatment of prejudice make the novel a great book-club choice."--Booklist (starred review)
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