Cottonwood Fall | 
| Author: Gary Slaughter
Publisher: Fletcher House
Category: Book
List Price: $24.00
Buy New: $14.72
You Save: $9.28 (39%)
New (12) Used (7) Collectible (1) from $14.70
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 515062
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 097442062X
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780974420622
ASIN: 097442062X
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new hardcover with DJ, No marks, No shelfwear, ships next business day in bubble mailer for safe delivery
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Once again, Gary Slaughter has cleverly crafted assorted materials including small-town life on the WWII home front, vengeful German POWs, the relocation of Japanese-Americans, and the Roosevelt-Dewey Presidential election into an hilarious and heart-rending tour de force called Cottonwood Fall. This first sequel is a materful follow-up to the author's best-selling Cottonwood Summer which received critical acclaim. Midwest Book Review documented "Gary Slaughter as a master at creating loveable characters ... in an engaging narrative style enriched with humor and originality. One of those novels so easy to pick up but so hard to put down. And when you're finished, you'll search for other stories by this undeniably talented author."
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Fabulous Storytelling! December 6, 2007
"This World War II hometown adventure ranges from German P.O.W.'s to squirrel hunting to a tour of Chicago in the celebration of American values and true heroes."
Nice job, Gary Slaughter September 3, 2006
Cottonwood Fall, like Gary Slaughter's highly acclaimed Cottonwood Summer, tells its story similarly to the method of "To Kill a Mockingbird," using the eyes and fertile imaginations of children to tell us what World War II in a small midwestern town was like. We are taken through their day-to-day adventures and learn much about how the people of Riverton accomplished their work. Those of us who are old enough to remember the period are cleverly reminded of a period when phones had numbers like 284 Blue and farm children learned early how to handle teams of horses. I'm sure the younger readers will enjoy their first exposure to this period.
This novel is not a lightweight, but is a significant, well-researched work that for the first time that I know of documents entertainingly much of the history of the World War II period and the largely overlooked experiences of those who remained at home.
An especially engaging biographical novel recalling a vivid depiction of America during the difficult year of 1944 March 10, 2006
Cottonwood Fall by Gary Slaughter is an especially engaging biographical novel recalling a vivid depiction of America during the difficult year of 1944. Slaughter's unique writing style is sure to consume the readers attention as Cottonwood Fall follows two ten-year-old boys through their adventures in a small town, Riverton Michigan, as they encounter vengeful POWs, Thomas E. Dewey and FDR. Cottonwood Fall is highly recommended to the general reader, especially those intrigued by the post-World War II lifestyle of the American citizen. Also a highly recommended book by Gary Slaughter is the prelude to Cottonwood Fall, Cottonwood Summer.
Pleasantly surprised (again) January 17, 2006
After reading Cottonwood Summer, I wondered just how Mr. Slaughter would keep the continuity flowing with Cottonwood Fall, but the transition was flawless. Although there were many more characters introduced in this second book, Mr. Slaughter has a way of introducing them that makes it easy to follow the storyline.
Besides being very entertaining, Cottonwood Fall is a bit of a history lesson of the post WWII era that is fun.
I liked this book.... a lot.
Cottonwood Fall December 8, 2005
Slaughter tells another wonderfully light hearted story of mid-American families as they cope with life during WWII. The story line excites while we discover how very different life was only 60 years ago. History books should be so entertaining!
|
|
|
