Feast day of the cannibals
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781942658467, 194265846X
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 20 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newport - Adult Fiction | F Lock | On Shelf |
North Kingstown - Fiction (Main Level) | F Lock | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781942658467, 194265846X
Notes
Description
"In the sixth stand-alone book in The American Novels series, Shelby Ross, a merchant ruined by the depression of 1873-79, is hired as a New York City Custom House appraiser under inspector Herman Melville, the embittered, forgotten author of Moby-Dick. On the docks, Ross befriends a genial young man and makes an enemy of a despicable one, who attempts to destroy them by insinuating that Ross and the young man share an unnatural affection. Ross narrates his story to his childhood friend Washington Roebling, chief engineer of the soon-to-be-completed Brooklyn Bridge. As he is harried toward a fate reminiscent of Ahab's, he encounters Ulysses S. Grant, dying in a brownstone on the Upper East Side; Samuel Clemens, who will publish Grant's Memoirs; and Thomas Edison, at the dawn of the electrification of the city. Feast Day of the Cannibals charts the harrowing journey of a tormented heart during America's transformative age."--Publisher description.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Fiction.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Fiction.
Roebling, Washington Augustus, -- 1837-1926 -- Fiction.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Fiction.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Fiction.
Roebling, Washington Augustus, -- 1837-1926 -- Fiction.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910 -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lock, N. (2019). Feast day of the cannibals (First edition.). Bellevue Literary Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lock, Norman, 1950-. 2019. Feast Day of the Cannibals. Bellevue Literary Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lock, Norman, 1950-. Feast Day of the Cannibals Bellevue Literary Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lock, Norman. Feast Day of the Cannibals First edition., Bellevue Literary Press, 2019.
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