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People of the whale [electronic resource] : a novel / Linda Hogan.

Hogan, Linda. (Author).

Summary:

Raised in a remote seaside village, Thomas Witka Just marries Ruth, his beloved since infancy. But an ill-fated decision to fight in Vietnam changes his life forever: cut off from his Native American community, he fathers a child with another woman. When he returns home a hero, he finds his tribe in conflict over the decision to hunt a whale, both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival. In the end, he reconciles his two existences, only to see tragedy befall the son he left behind.

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  • ISBN: 9781433244339 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • ISBN: 1433244330 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
  • Publisher: Ashland [Mich.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 10:25:24.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 149804 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Indians of North America > Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Fiction.
Culture conflict > Fiction.
Genre: Audiobooks.

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