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When Winter Come: The Ascension of York (Kentucky Voices)
Frank X Walker
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Description for When Winter Come: The Ascension of York (Kentucky Voices)
Hardcover. A collection of poems which embody the range of human ability, knowledge, emotion, and experience. It captures the profound feelings of love and loss on each side of the ill-fated meeting of souls. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
A sequel to the award-winning Buffalo Dance, Frank X Walker's When Winter Come: The Ascension of York is a dramatic reimagining of Lewis and Clark's legendary exploration of the American West. Grounded in the history of the famous trip, Walker's vibrant account allows York -- little more than a forgotten footnote in traditional narratives -- to embody the full range of human ability, knowledge, emotion, and experience. Knowledge of the seasons unfolds to York "like a book," and he "can read moss, sunsets, the moon, and a mare's foaling time with a touch." During the journey, York forges a spiritual ... Read more
A sequel to the award-winning Buffalo Dance, Frank X Walker's When Winter Come: The Ascension of York is a dramatic reimagining of Lewis and Clark's legendary exploration of the American West. Grounded in the history of the famous trip, Walker's vibrant account allows York -- little more than a forgotten footnote in traditional narratives -- to embody the full range of human ability, knowledge, emotion, and experience. Knowledge of the seasons unfolds to York "like a book," and he "can read moss, sunsets, the moon, and a mare's foaling time with a touch." During the journey, York forges a spiritual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813124834
SKU
V9780813124834
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Ref
99-50
About Frank X Walker
Frank X Walker is the author of Black Box, Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, and Affrilachia. The recipient of a 2005 Lannan Literary Fellowship, the Lillian Smith Book Award, and the Thomas D. Clark Award for Literary Excellence, Walker is Writer-in-Residence at Northern Kentucky University.
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