Caleb's Crossing por Brooks, Geraldine - 2011

Harper Collins, 2011. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Fourth Estate. Very Good. 23.3 x 15.3 x 2.8 centimetres (0. Paperback. 2011. 369 pages. <br>Once again, Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Gerald ine Brooks takes an unlikely shard of little-known history and br ings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young Indian named Caleb from t he island of Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American t o graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffo ld, ... .

Fourth Estate, Australia, 2011. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. From the few facts that survive of this extraordinary life, Brooks creates a luminous tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure. The voice of Caleb's Crossing belongs to Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny island settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. Possessed of a restless spirit and a curious mind, Bethia slips the bounds of her rigid society to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native inhabitants. At twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's father is Great Harbor's minister, who feels called to convert the Wampanoag to his own strict Calvinism. He awakens the wrath of the medicine men, against whose magic he must test his faith… Ler mais

Fourth Estate, Australia, 2011. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. From the few facts that survive of this extraordinary life, Brooks creates a luminous tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure. The voice of Caleb's Crossing belongs to Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny island settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. Possessed of a restless spirit and a curious mind, Bethia slips the bounds of her rigid society to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native inhabitants. At twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's father is Great Harbor's minister, who feels called to convert the Wampanoag to his own strict Calvinism. He awakens the wrath of the medicine men, against whose magic he must test his faith… Ler mais

Sydney: Fourth Estate (Harper Collins Publishers) 2011 First Printing Thus Trade Paperback, 2011 GD+ Covers creased, otherwise a solid copy, internally clean throughout. Signed by Author on Title Page.

Fourth Estate Ltd, Pymble, NSW, 2011. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. 400 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Geraldine Brooks, Australia's Pulitzer Prize winning novelist latest offering is about a young man who became the first native American to graduate from Harvard. Based on fact. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Historical; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780732289225. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001869. . 9780732289225