The Lincoln Highway
Título
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The Lincoln Highway
Amor, Towles
Resumen
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In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. When the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction - to the City of New York.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2021
Descripción física
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576 pages : map ; 24 cm
Término de la materia
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Brothers -- Fiction
Ex-convicts -- Fiction
Escaped prisoners -- Fiction
Railroad travel -- Fiction
Término geográfico
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United States -- History -- 1953-1961 -- Fiction
Género
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Historical fiction
Síntesis
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In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. When the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction - to the City of New York.
ISBN
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9780735222359
Información de publicación
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[New York] : Viking, [2021].
©2021
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Edmonton Christian High | FIC TOW | Book | 30905000121669 | Fiction |