Book :: The Rifles
| By: | William Vollmann |
| Pages: | 432 |
| Genre(s): | Historical Fiction |
| Rating: | (1) |
75 points
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When Sir John Franklin defies the warnings of native peoples and embarks on his fourth Arctic voyage in the 1840s, his journey ends in tragedy in a novel of America's ongoing tragedy of greed, ignorance, and violence. 15,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.
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I wanted to give this 3 stars...I often got confused and slightly frustrated. It took a long time to work my way through (maybe that's why the confusion???) but I kept at it. And, I'm glad I did. This is an extraordinary work--no doubt about it--and hence the 4 star rating.
Dec 18th, 2018
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26th on The 20th Centrury's Greatest Hits by American Book Review
