Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Bette Howland

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Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Bette Howland

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Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Bette Howland

The ultimate civics lesson for citizens and would-be citizens alike--now completely revised and updated after the 2016 election.

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Howland, Bette: - Bette Howland (1937-2017) published three books in her lifetime: W-3, and the story collections Blue in Chicagoand Things to Come and Go. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1984, after which she did not publish another book. Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, her selected stories, was published in 2019, restoring to the canon the work of a remarkable writer.
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ISBN 13 9780998267555
ISBN 10 0998267554
Title Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Author Bette Howland
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Public Space Books
Year published 2020-06-18
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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