| Disappearances Contributor(s): Mosher, Howard Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618694064 ISBN-13: 9780618694068 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Winner of the New England Book Award. In this coming-of-age story, Wild Bill Bonhomme, and his larger-than-life father, Quebec Bill, encounter a cast of wild characters--and live out magical escapades as they carve their way into legend with their whiskey-smuggling exploits along the Vermont-Canada border in 1932. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006001418 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Vermont - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the New England Book Award, Howard Frank Mosher's endearing novel is both a heroic adventure and a thrilling coming-of-age story. It is the memorable tale of a young man named Wild Bill Bonhomme, his larger-than-life father, Quebec Bill, and their whiskey-smuggling exploits along the Vermont-Canada border in 1932. On an epic journey through the wilderness, Bill and his father encounter a cast of wild characters--and live out magical escapades as they carve their way into legend. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mosher, Howard Frank: - HOWARD FRANK MOSHER is the author of ten books, including Waiting for Teddy Williams, The True Account, and A Stranger in the Kingdom, which, along with Disappearances, was corecipient of the New England Book Award for fiction. He lives in Vermont. |