The Danger Tree: Memory, War and the Search for a Family's Past
Emulating the circuitous tales told by his mother's relatives, the Goodyears of Newfoundland, David Macfarlane has crafted a masterpiece of history and memory that will remain indelibly in the minds of its readers. Macfarlane weaves the major events of Newfoundland's twentieth century-the ravages of tuberculosis; the great seal-hunt disaster; the bitter debate over whether to become part of Canada; and above all, the First World War-into a saga of the ill-starred yet heroic fortunes of his family, who were rarely in control of events but often at the center of them. With deep affection, he brings to life a multigenerational cast of characters…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8027-7616-7
- EAN: 9780802776167
- Produktnummer: 24091389
- Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.3 cm x D2.4 cm 367 g
- Gewicht: 367
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David Macfarlane
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