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In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher’s Crossing, his fiercely intelligent, beautifully written western, Williams dismantles the myths of modern America. It is the 1870s, and Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to... read more

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The coarch from Ellsworth to Butcher's Crossing was a dougherty that had been converted to carry pasengers and small freight.

Authors & Contributors

  1. John Edward Williams (Author)

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  2. nyrb
  3. western 
 

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