Jamestown
by Sharpe, Matthew
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1933368608
- ISBN 13
- 9781933368603
- Seller
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
A group of "settlers" (more like survivors) arrive in Virginia from the ravished island of Manhattan, intending to establish an outpost, find oil, and exploit the Indians controlling the area. But nothing goes quite as planned (one settler, for instance, keeps losing body parts). At the heart of the story is Pocahontas, who speaks Valley Girl, Ebonics, Old English, and Algonquinsometimes all in the same sentence. And she pursues a heated romance with settler Johnny Rolfe via text messaging, instant messaging, and, ultimately, telepathy. Deadly serious and seriously funny, Matthew Sharpe’s fictional retelling of one of America's original myths is a history of violence, a cross-cultural love story, and a tragicomic commentary on America’s past and present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 240424-MB28
- Title
- Jamestown
- Author
- Sharpe, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1933368608
- ISBN 13
- 9781933368603
- Publisher
- Soft Skull Press
- Place of Publication
- Brooklyn, NY
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Historical, Fiction, Novel, American, History, Colony