Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when ...
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Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. The town's inhabitants come vividly to life as past and present forces prepare them for a climactic new beginning to their world.
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Add this copy of Flood, a Romance of Our Time to cart. $2.65, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published by Random House.
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Fine in Good jacket. Book (Book Club edition) Thicker book, gray spine, light green boads with embossed blue design like waves on front, gilt lettering and waves on spine, red ink short note inside front cover at top, 440 pages. DJ blue spine, waves of blue and green on front, white back very slightly browned at edges, quotations on reading Whitman, Thoreau and others. DJ has slight wear at top front tip, spine top edge and spine bottom corners. Good DJ/Fine book.
Add this copy of Flood, a Romance of Our Time to cart. $4.49, very good condition, Sold by Richard J. Walters rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Yaphank, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Random House.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover is rubbed with edgewear. Uncut pages lightly tanning in margins. Book is tight and good with gilt lettering on spine.
Add this copy of Flood: a Romance of Our Time to cart. $5.99, very good condition, Sold by Bradley's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Florence, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Random House.
Add this copy of Flood: a Novel (Voices of the South) to cart. $7.93, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of Flood: a Novel (Voices of the South) to cart. $7.94, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by LSU Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
