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A prayer for the dying, a novel, Stewart O'Nan

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A prayer for the dying, a novel, Stewart O'Nan
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
A prayer for the dying
Oclc number
39671440
Responsibility statement
Stewart O'Nan
Sub title
a novel
Summary
A diphtheria epidemic breaks out in a small town in post-Civil War Wisconsin and as people die Jacob Hansen, the community's sheriff and pastor, buries the dead and burns buildings. A study in tragedy and grief
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