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The Distancers - by Lee Sandlin (Paperback)

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  • In The Distancers, seven generations worth of joy and heartache is artfully forged into a family portrait that is at once universally American yet singularly Lee Sandlin's own.
  • About the Author: Lee Sandlin is the author of Wicked River, Storm Kings, and The Distancers.
  • 224 Pages
  • History, United States

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"This work was originally serialized, in slightly different form, in the Chicago Reader, in 2004"--T.p. verso.



Book Synopsis



In The Distancers, seven generations worth of joy and heartache is artfully forged into a family portrait that is at once universally American yet singularly Lee Sandlin's own. From the nineteenth century German immigrants who settled on a small Midwestern farm, to the proud and upright aunts and uncles with whom Sandlin spent the summers of his youth, a whole history of quiet ambition and stoic pride--of successes, failures, and above all endurance--leaps off the page in a sweeping American family epic. Touching on The Great Depression, WWII, and the American immigrant experience, The Distancers is a beautiful and stark Midwestern drama, about a time and place long since vanished, where the author learned the value of family and the art of keeping one's distance.



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Praise for Storm Kings

"The awe and terror that American weather inspired in early settlers is one of the most compelling motifs of Lee Sandlin's compulsively readable Storm Kings. . . . [A] cautionary tale about the frequently unpredictable role that weather continues to play in our lives."--Christian Science Monitor

"Using his skills as a brilliant storyteller, Lee Sandlin places the reader in the middle of a storm, where he becomes an eyewitness to the helplessness, fear, destruction, and psychological aftermath of tornados."--New York Journal of Books

Praise for Wicked River

"Sandlin has reclaimed a precious piece of our history." --American Scholar

"In this lush, exuberant, action-packed and history-drenched book, Sandlin has brought the river back home again. . . . A vivid torrent of facts and passions, in an inspired agitation of water and words. . . . Wicked River is the best kind of history book."--Chicago Tribune



About the Author



Lee Sandlin is the author of Wicked River, Storm Kings, and The Distancers. He was also an award-winning journalist, essayist, and book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal. Born in Wildwood, Illinois, he grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He died in 2014.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.43 Inches (H) x 4.72 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Theme: State & Local, Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Format: Paperback
Author: Lee Sandlin
Language: English
Street Date: August 13, 2013
TCIN: 1013396748
UPC: 9780345806765
Item Number (DPCI): 247-61-7653
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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