The night watchman : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020].
Edition
First Harper Large Print Edition.
Physical Desc
612 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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San Luis Obispo Library - Large Print Fiction
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FIC LT PBK
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo Library - Large Print Fiction | FIC LT PBK | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020].
Format
Large Print
Edition
First Harper Large Print Edition.
Language
English
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Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant, the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a Chippewa Council member who is trying to understand the consequences of a new 'emancipation' bill on its way to the floor of the United States Congress. It is 1953 and he and the other council members know the bill isn't about freedom; Congress is fed up with Indians. The bill is a 'termination' that threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land and their very identity. How can the government abandon treaties made in good faith with Native Americans 'for as long as the grasses shall grow, and the rivers run'?
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2021.
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