Far bright star
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9781565129801
9781616200091
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| Grouping Title | far bright star |
| Grouping Author | robert olmstead |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
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"Gleaming, spellbinding fiction . . . Terrifying and abruptly beautiful, the new novel gleams with a masculine intensity; it is hard to read and hard to put down."—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
The year is 1916. The enemy, Pancho Villa, is elusive. Terrain is unforgiving. Through the mountains and across the long dry stretches of Mexico, Napoleon Childs, an aging cavalryman, leads an expedition of inexperienced horse soldiers on seemingly fruitless searches. Though he is seasoned at such missions, things go terribly wrong, and his patrol is suddenly at the mercy of an enemy intent on their destruction. After witnessing the demise of his troops, Napoleon is left by his captors to die in the desert.
Through him we enter the conflicted mind of a warrior as he tries to survive against all odds, as he seeks to make sense of a lifetime of senseless wars and to reckon with the reasons a man would choose a life on the battlefield. Olmstead, an award-winning writer, has created a tightly wound novel that is as moving as it is terrifying.
The year is 1916. The enemy, Pancho Villa, is elusive. Terrain is unforgiving. Through the mountains and across the long dry stretches of Mexico, Napoleon Childs, an aging cavalryman, leads an expedition of inexperienced horse soldiers on seemingly fruitless searches. Though he is seasoned at such missions, things go terribly wrong, and his patrol is suddenly at the mercy of an enemy intent on their destruction. After witnessing the demise of his troops, Napoleon is left by his captors to die in the desert.
Through him we enter the conflicted mind of a warrior as he tries to survive against all odds, as he seeks to make sense of a lifetime of senseless wars and to reckon with the reasons a man would choose a life on the battlefield. Olmstead, an award-winning writer, has created a tightly wound novel that is as moving as it is terrifying.
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Historical fiction
Mexican-American Border Region -- Fiction
Revolutionaries -- Mexico -- Fiction
Soldiers -- United States -- Fiction
United States. -- Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916 -- Fiction
Villa, Pancho, -- 1878-1923 -- Fiction
Mexican-American Border Region -- Fiction
Revolutionaries -- Mexico -- Fiction
Soldiers -- United States -- Fiction
United States. -- Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916 -- Fiction
Villa, Pancho, -- 1878-1923 -- Fiction
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Far bright star
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Far Bright Star
Far bright star / a novel by Robert Olmstead
Far bright star / a novel by Robert Olmstead
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Far bright star
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Historical Fiction
History
Revolutionaries
Soldiers
Villa, Pancho
Western
Historical Fiction
History
Revolutionaries
Soldiers
Villa, Pancho
Western
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