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The Contract Surgeon de Dan O'Brien

The Contract Surgeon

Autor Dan O'Brien
en Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 2001
This beautifully written historical novel from one of the West's most popular writers tells the true story of the friendship between Valentine McGillicuddy, a young doctor plucked from his prestigious medical career and newly married wife to serve in the army during the Great Sioux War, and the great chief Crazy Horse. When Crazy Horse finally agrees to surrender to the United States, mistrust and treachery on both sides foster further conflict, and he is gravely wounded. McGillicuddy declares the chief his patient and struggles through a long night to keep him alive.
Set in the sprawling Great Plains during the most tragic period in its history, this tale of bravery, justice, and love weaves a tapestry of time and events into the account of a single day--the last in the life of Crazy Horse--to reveal the secrets surrounding America's past.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780618087839
ISBN-10: 0618087834
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Paperbacks
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

Dan O'Brien ranks among the West's most celebrated writers. He divides his time between working as an endangered-species biologist, running a cattle ranch, and writing. He is the author of four novels, a short story collection, and three works of nonfiction, including Buffalo Bill for the Broken Heart: Restoring a Piece of the American West. He lives in South Dakota.

Cuprins

Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Introduction
Chronology of Events
The Contract Surgeon [41 numbered chapters]

Recenzii

“This powerful story is a thinking man’s western, in which action is secondary to O’Brien’s nuanced exploration of character and the tragic dimensions of a morally fraught conflict.”—Publishers Weekly

“Draws a vivid portrait of Crazy Horse and gives an interesting, fresh perspective on the Great Sioux War.”—Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove

“Impeccably researched.”—New York Times

“The Contract Surgeon is an eerie, harrowing novel with terrifying implications. There is the aura that the ghosts of the Sioux made him write this book. It is lucid and harsh, and deftly avoids the sentimentality that mars novels that deal with our first citizens. The Contract Surgeon should bring O’Brien to the wide audience he deserves.”—Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall

“A thoughtful work of fiction about historical and psychological frontiers.”—National Public Radio

“An intriguing, well-written, down-to-earth medical western.”—Booklist