Bibliograph

This tender land, a novel, William Kent Krueger

Type

Label

This tender land, a novel, William Kent Krueger

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

This tender land

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1110485057

Responsibility statement

William Kent Krueger

Sub title

a novel

Summary

From the author of Ordinary Grace , a magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the early years of the Great Depression?a book that shines new light on a pivotal time in American history. 1932, Minnesota?the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O'Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent's wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an en?thralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us wholeFleeing the Depression-era school for Native American children who have been taken from their parents, four orphans share a life-changing journey marked by struggling farmers, faith healers, and lost souls"The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world sinking into despair"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; Part One: God is a Tornado; Prologue; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Part Two: One-Eyed Jack; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Part Three: High Heaven; Chapter Twenty-One; Chapter Twenty-Two; Chapter Twenty-Three; Chapter Twenty-Four; Chapter Twenty-Five; Chapter Twenty-Six; Chapter Twenty-Seven; Chapter Twenty-EightChapter Twenty-NineChapter Thirty; Chapter Thirty-One; Chapter Thirty-Two; Chapter Thirty-Three; Chapter Thirty-Four; Part Four: The Odyssey; Chapter Thirty-Five; Chapter Thirty-Six; Chapter Thirty-Seven; Chapter Thirty-Eight; Chapter Thirty-Nine; Chapter Forty; Chapter Forty-One; Chapter Forty-Two; Chapter Forty-Three; Chapter Forty-Four; Chapter Forty-Five; Chapter Forty-Six; Chapter Forty-Seven; Chapter Forty-Eight; Part Five: The Flats; Chapter Forty-Nine; Chapter Fifty; Chapter Fifty-One; Chapter Fifty-Two; Chapter Fifty-Three; Chapter Fifty-Four; Chapter Fifty-Five; Chapter Fifty-SixChapter Fifty-SevenPart Six: Ithaca; Chapter Fifty-Eight; Chapter Fifty-Nine; Chapter Sixty; Chapter Sixty-One; Chapter Sixty-Two; Chapter Sixty-Three; Chapter Sixty-Four; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Reading Group Guide; About the Author; Copyright

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator