The Boo

Conroy, Pat

ISBN 10: 0937036021 / ISBN 13: 9780937036020

Published by Old New York Book Shop Press, Atlanta, 1996

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One of 500 copies of the signed 13th anniversary edition in Fine condition, signed by author Pat Conroy with added "The Boo" on tipped-in page; "In 1961, Lt. Colonel Nugent Courvoisie accepted the job as assistant commandant of cadets at The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina. During the next seven years, The Boo, as the cadets called him, was in charge of meting out punishment to those young men accused of breaking Citadel law". (From the dust jacket). Pat Conroy is a 1967 graduate of The Citadel; 8vo; 174 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Boo
• Publisher: Old New York Book Shop Press, Atlanta
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0937036021
• ISBN 13: 9780937036020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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Synopsis

Bestselling author Pat Conroy’s debut novel?now available as an ebook
A powerful story of a man’s undoing at the hands of his greatest admirer
At the South Carolina military academy the Citadel, amid the tumult of the 1960s, Cadet Peter Cates is an anomaly. He is a gifted writer, a talented basketball player, and a good student, but his outward successes do little to impress his abusive father. Instead, Cates is mentored by Lt. Colonel Courvoisie, an imposing and inspiring man whom the cadets have nicknamed “the Boo.” But when Cates writes a searing letter condemning the school’s meek response to a stabbing on campus, his bond with the Boo will be threatened as both are forced to confront what it means to be a man of honor. Set against the richly drawn military school backdrop that Conroy would to in his bestseller The Lords of Discipline , The Boo is an unforgettable story of duty, loyalty, and standing up for what is right in the face of overwhelming circumstances.