Quinn's Book

Quinn's Book
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781849838498
ISBN-13 : 1849838496
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Quinn's Book by : William Kennedy

Download or read book Quinn's Book written by William Kennedy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment he rescues the beautiful, passionate Maud Fallon from the icy waters of the Hudson one wintry day in 1849, Daniel Quinn is thrust into a bewildering, adventure-filled journey through the tumult of nineteenth-century America. As he quests after the beguiling and elusive Maud, Daniel will witness the rise and fall of great dynasties in upstate New York, epochal prize fights, exotic life in the theatre, visitations from spirits beyond the grave, horrific battles between Irish immigrants and the "Know-Nothings," vicious New York draft riots, heroic passages through the Underground Railroad, and the bloody despair of the Civil War. Filled with Dickensian characters, a vivid sense of history, and a marvellously inventive humor, Quinn's Bookis an engaging delight by an acclaimed modern master.


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