The Crossing
by Cormac McCarthy
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- as new
- Condition
- As New
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
The Crossing is the seventh novel by author Cormac McCarthy, and the second in The Border Trilogy, after All The Pretty Horses . The Crossing , takes place before and during the Second World War and focuses on teenage cowboy Billy Parham and his family, following Parham on a journey to return a she-wolf to her home in the northern Mexican mountains. The novel is noted as more melancholic than All the Pretty Horses , although not as dark as McCarthy's previous work.
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- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1994TC-MCC-1-AN
- Title
- The Crossing
- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
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