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It is 1830, and the Berrybender family -- rich, aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place -- is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West as it begins to open up. Lord and Lady Berrybender have abandoned their palatial home in England to explore the frontier and to... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jim Snow: Add a description of this character.
- Mary
- Monsieur Charbonneau
- Lady Berrybender
- George Aitken
- Lady Tasmin
- Gladwyn
- Draga
- Bobbety
- Tim
- George Catlin
- Mademoiselle Pellenc
- Dan Drew
- Buffum
- Venetia Kennet
- Gorska
- Jimmy
- Vicky Kennet
- Maelgwyn
- Geoffrin
- Cook
- Charlie
- Clark
- Big White
- Papa
- Toussaint Charbonneau
- Malgres
- Holger Sten
- Malboeuf
- Signor Claricia
- White Hawk
- Prince Talleyrand
- Simon Le Page
- Guillaume
- Tassie
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
IN the darkness beyond the great Missouri's shore at last lay the West, toward which Tasmin and her family, the numerous Berrybenders, had so long been tending.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in The Berrybender Narratives. (standard series)
Followed by The Wandering Hill: A Novel (Beryybender Narratives).
Authors & Contributors edit
- Larry McMurtry (Author)
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Publisher: simon and schuster
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Publication Date: may 2002
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Page Count: 304
Publisher: simon and schuster
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Publication Date: may 2002
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Page Count: 304
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- Dewey: 813.54
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