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Classical in form, earnest, grave and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Jeff Shaara
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 656
- Publisher
- Random House Large Print, Random House Publishing Group, Random House Audio
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780345427588
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First sentence
“HE HAD SAT OUT THE RAW MISERY OF THE STORM THROUGH MOST OF the night, keeping his boat tight against the shore.”
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