The Resource The crossing, by Cormac McCarthy
The crossing, by Cormac McCarthy
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The item The crossing, by Cormac McCarthy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Westfield Washington Public Library.
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- Summary
- In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New Mexico was raided by bandits, cross into Mexico to search for stolen horses. The novel follows them through the revolution-torn countryside, meeting soldiers, peasants, priests and thieves, all proffering advice
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 425 pages
- Note
- Series information taken from author's website
- Isbn
- 9780394574752
- Label
- The crossing
- Title
- The crossing
- Statement of responsibility
- by Cormac McCarthy
- Subject
-
- trueNew Mexico
- Wolves -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- trueWolves
- trueSixteen-year-old boys -- New Mexico
- Wilderness areas -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAmericans in Mexico
- Boys -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- trueBoys and wolves
- trueBrothers -- New Mexico
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Hidalgo County (N.M.) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Human-animal relationships -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New Mexico was raided by bandits, cross into Mexico to search for stolen horses. The novel follows them through the revolution-torn countryside, meeting soldiers, peasants, priests and thieves, all proffering advice
- Summary
- Billy Parham, 16, tries desperately to catch a wolf threatening his father's cattle ranch, but when he does, he cannot bring himself to kill it, so he returns it to the mountains, only to return home to tragedy in the sequel to <I>All the Pretty Horses</I>
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 1994.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 043938
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1933-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCarthy, Cormac
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- The Border trilogy
- Series volume
- [book 2]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Human-animal relationships
- Wilderness areas
- Wolves
- Boys
- Hidalgo County (N.M.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The crossing, by Cormac McCarthy
- Note
- Series information taken from author's website
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 8507723
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 425 pages
- Isbn
- 9780394574752
- Lccn
- 94004281
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm29844718
- 12215715
- Label
- The crossing, by Cormac McCarthy
- Note
- Series information taken from author's website
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 8507723
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 425 pages
- Isbn
- 9780394574752
- Lccn
- 94004281
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm29844718
- 12215715
Subject
- trueNew Mexico
- Wolves -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- trueWolves
- trueSixteen-year-old boys -- New Mexico
- Wilderness areas -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAmericans in Mexico
- Boys -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- trueBoys and wolves
- trueBrothers -- New Mexico
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Hidalgo County (N.M.) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Human-animal relationships -- New Mexico | Hidalgo County -- Fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
Genre
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueComing-of-age stories
- Fiction
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