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Description edit
Thirty years after the Civil War's Battle of the Wilderness left him maimed, Abel Truman has found his way to the edge of the continent, the rugged, majestic coast of Washington State, where he lives alone in a driftwood shack with his beloved dog. Wilderness is the story of Abel, now an old... read more
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Characters/People edit
- David Abernathy: Add a description of this character.
- Gully Coleman
- Ned
- Oyster Tom
- Virgil Adams
- Silas
- Sherman Grant
- Hoke
- Glenn Makers
- Jane Dao-ming Poole
- Edward Poole
- Dexter
- Abel Truman
- Emerson
- Hypatia
- Abe Lincoln
- Elizabeth
- Farley
- Jeff Davis
- O. W. Brown
- Huntley Foster
- Willis
- Harding
- Buster
- Henry Lee Jensen
- Ellen Makers
- Michael
- Noé
- Ewell
- Charley Poole
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
She comes awake with an urgency she does not at first understand, surrendering the overbright tidelands of dream to the sightless dark of her waking day.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
A Note on the Author
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Wilderness: In nature, in life, in spirit...
- Race and Racism: Describe this theme.
- Violence and war
- Humanity: Exploring what it means to be human, the thoughts, actions, and events that define us
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lance Weller (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, New York
Country: US
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-60819-937-2
Page Count: 291
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, New York
Country: US
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-60819-937-2
Page Count: 291
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