Birth Of A Nation: A Novel by Julian Rathbone
Eddie Bosham (aka Charlie Boylan) is in prison on a murder charge. But he's not worried. He's innocent, and, anyway, he has hidden proof of a ghastly scandal that could bring down the monarchy. Taking up his memoirs from where we left him, marooned on the Galapagos Islands, we find Eddie offering a young Charles Darwin an explanation of why the finches on the islands vary. In Texas, staunchly loyal to whichever side will win, he spies for General Santa Anna at the Alamo and, with the help of Emily Morgan, the ravishingly beautiful Yellow Rose of Texas, for Sam Houston at San Jacinto. Eddie works the Mississippi riverboats as a cardsharp. Caught cheating, he is forced to jump ship and inadvertently stumbles across the secret that will launch the Californian Gold Rush. Finally, having traversed the girth of a nation, his disgraceful saga ends, back east, at a highly inflammatory revivalist meeting.
'Arresting, informative & entertaining & shows Rathbone at the peak of his powers.. fantastic' Ross Leckie, TIMES 'For rollicking period fiction with a razor-sharp mind behind it, the book would be hard to better' David Robson, S. TEL. 'The photograph of Julian Rathbone on the jacket shows a man with twinkling eyes & a mischievous smile, both adjectives are more than applicable to his new novel ... invigorating & entertaining' OBSERVER
Julian Rathbone is the author of many books, including the bestselling THE LAST ENGLISH KING, KINGS OF ALBION and the Booker shortlisted JOSEPH, as well as the hugely acclaimed A VERY ENGLISH AGENT.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316725866 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316725862 |
| Title | Birth Of A Nation: A Novel |
| Author | Julian Rathbone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2004-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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