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Motor City Burning
Bill Morris
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Description for Motor City Burning
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Willie Bledsoe, only in his twenties, is totally burned out. After leaving behind a snug berth at Tuskegee Institute to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Detroit to try to change the world, Willie quickly grows disenchanted and returns home to Alabama to try to come to grips about his time in the cultural whirlwind. But the surprise return of his Vietnam veteran brother in the spring of 1967 gives him a chance to drive a load of stolen guns back up to the Motor City, which would give him enough money to jump-start his dream of moving to ... Read more
Willie Bledsoe, only in his twenties, is totally burned out. After leaving behind a snug berth at Tuskegee Institute to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Detroit to try to change the world, Willie quickly grows disenchanted and returns home to Alabama to try to come to grips about his time in the cultural whirlwind. But the surprise return of his Vietnam veteran brother in the spring of 1967 gives him a chance to drive a load of stolen guns back up to the Motor City, which would give him enough money to jump-start his dream of moving to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pegasus Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781605985732
SKU
V9781605985732
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Ref
99-15
About Bill Morris
Bill Morris is the author of the novels Motor City and Motor City Burning, also available from Pegasus Books. He is currently a staff writer with the online literary magazine the Millions, and his writing has appeared in Granta, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, LA Weekly, Popular Mechanics, and numerous other newspapers and magazines. Bill grew up in Detroit and now lives in New York City.
Reviews for Motor City Burning
“Switching between Bledsoe and Doyle’s perspectives allows for a crackling pace, and Mr. Morris clearly loves the nooks and crannies of his hometown the way George Pelecanos loves Washington.”
The New York Times “I really enjoyed Motor City Burning! It’s such a deftly drawn character study that also doesn’t scrimp on plot and big themes, like justice, purity of ... Read more
The New York Times “I really enjoyed Motor City Burning! It’s such a deftly drawn character study that also doesn’t scrimp on plot and big themes, like justice, purity of ... Read more