Description
Synopsis
At the foot of the Elwha River, the muddy outpost of Port Bonita is about to boom, fueled by a ragtag band of dizzyingly disparate men and women unified only in their visions of a more prosperous future. A failed accountant by the name of Ethan Thornburgh has just arrived in Port Bonita to reclaim the woman he loves and start a family. Ethan’s obsession with a brighter future impels the damming of the mighty Elwha to harness its power and put Port Bonita on the map. More than a century later, his great-great grandson, a middle manager at a failing fish-packing plant, is destined to oversee the undoing of that vision, as the great Thornburgh dam is marked for demolition, having blocked the very lifeline that could have sustained the town. “West of Here” is a grand and playful odyssey, a multilayered saga of destiny and greed, adventure and passion, that chronicles the life of one small town, turning America s history into myth, and myth into a nation’s shared experience.
Publishing Info
West Of Here by Jonathan Evison. From the First Printing of the stated First Edition by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 2011. The ISBN is 978-1-56512-952-8. The hardcover book measures about 9-1/4″ x 6-3/8″ and has 486 pages edged in golden tan on three sides.
Condition
Click to enlarge the scan for a better look. The dist jacket has some light storage on the edges. The boards are near new. The pages are very nice with some light-fading of the colored page-edges from the top spine. No names or other markings noted. Purchased used. Stored and shipped from clean, smoke-free, pet-free home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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