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1 online resource (170 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; what my last man did; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1 Tierra Blanca; 2 Rancho Cielito; 3 Queen Juliette; 4 Straight Next Time; 5 What My Last Man Did; 6 Tchoupitoulas; 7 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me; 8 The Empire Pool; 9 Castle Bravo; 10 Family Cucurbita; Credits. |
| Summary |
How are our lives shaped by the difficult choices of our parents and even grandparents? How will our own choices direct the future for our children? Following generations of one family across nearly a century, each of Andrea Lewis's intertwined, engaging short stories evokes an intense sense of place and time, from New Orleans in 1895 to Grand Isle, Louisiana, during the hurricane of 1901 and on to London during the Olympic Games of 1948. The people in these ten vivid tales face tragedy and real-world catastrophic events--war, hurricanes, the Great Depression, racial tension--in their pursuit of love, family, and belonging. Each character struggles to discover and preserve his or her identity and dreams while grappling with the expectations of family and culture and trying to cope with loss. Some succeed, some compromise, and some fail, but all have a traceable impact on a story to come. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Short stories, American.
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Short stories, American. |
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Short stories, American.
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Electronic books.
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017047418
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lewis, Andrea. Short stories. Selections. What my last man did. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017] 0253026709 9780253026705 (OCoLC)956624762 |
| ISBN |
9780253026767 (electronic book) |
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0253026768 (electronic book) |
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0253026709 |
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9780253026705 |
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