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The authorized, abridged edition of the 3,000-page, seven-volume magnum opus, which was nominated for the US National Book Critic's Circle Award. The LA Times has said of Vollmann: 'He has an uncompromising intelligence that will change the way you think about all of history.' In this book, a... read more

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First Sentence

In its original form ,Rising Up and Rising Down occupies seven volumes.

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  1. William T. Vollmann (Author)
 

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