The air we breathe : a novel
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co Inc., 2007., New York : W.W. Norton & Co Inc., 2007.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
297 pages : geneal. table ; 25 cm.
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Roosevelt Branch - Fiction | FICTION BARRETT | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Communicable diseases -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction.
Sanatoriums -- Fiction.
Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
Communicable diseases -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction.
Sanatoriums -- Fiction.
Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co Inc., 2007., New York : W.W. Norton & Co Inc., 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Description
In fall 1916, Americans debate whether to enter the European war. "Preparedness parades" march and headlines report German spies. But in an isolated community in the Adirondacks, the danger is barely felt. At Tamarack Lake the focus is on the sick. Wealthy tubercular patients live in private cure cottages; charity patients, mainly immigrants, fill the large public sanatorium. For all, time stands still. An enterprising patient initiates a weekly discussion group. When his well-meaning efforts lead instead to a tragic accident and a terrible betrayal, the war comes home, bringing with it a surge of anti-immigrant prejudice and vigilante sentiment.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barrett, A. (2007). The air we breathe: a novel . W.W. Norton & Co Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrett, Andrea. 2007. The Air We Breathe: A Novel. W.W. Norton & Co Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrett, Andrea. The Air We Breathe: A Novel W.W. Norton & Co Inc, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barrett, Andrea. The Air We Breathe: A Novel W.W. Norton & Co Inc., 2007.
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