| When Earl Was King Neptune: From the New York Island to the Everlasting Hills of Pennsylvania 1936-2006 Contributor(s): Lummis, Dayton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595405703 ISBN-13: 9780595405701 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2006 Annotation: "WHEN EARL WAS KING NEPTUNE" is a keenly insightful account of the author's family, and of his personal experiences, observations and intersections with people, places and events in the last half of the 20th century in the Northeast portion of the United States. His story is told with great interpretative skill, wit and occasional humor and at times considerable cynicism. Part history, sociology and biography, the people, places and events, along with the author's sharp personal observations, that make up When "Earl Was King Neptune," will stay with the reader long after the book is finished and put aside. They are of the life and mind before cyberspace took control... |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.36 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Topical - Family |
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| Publisher Description: WHEN EARL WAS KING NEPTUNE is a keenly insightful account of the author's family, and of his personal experiences, observations and intersections with people, places and events in the last half of the 20th century in the Northeast portion of the United States. His story is told with great interpretative skill, wit and occasional humor and at times considerable cynicism. Part history, sociology and biography, the people, places and events, along with the author's sharp personal observations, that make up When Earl Was King Neptune, will stay with the reader long after the book is finished and put aside. They are of the life and mind before cyberspace took control... |
