The water is wide : [a memoir]
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., [1972].
Physical Description
306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Central Wyoming College Library - Main Collection | LC2852 Y3 C6 | On Shelf | |
Fremont Co. - Lander - Main collection | CONROY | On Shelf | |
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 372.9757 CONROY | On Shelf | |
Park Co. Library - Nonfiction | 372.9757 CONROY | On Shelf | |
Saratoga Middle - High School - Main Collection | FIC CON | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., [1972].
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Book
Language
English
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Summary
"Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separated from the mainland of South Carolina by a wide tidal river, it was accessible only by boat. But for the handful of families that lived on Yamacraw, America was a world away. For years these families lived proudly from the sea until waste from industry destroyed the oyster beds essential to their very existence. Already poor, they knew they would have to face an uncertain future unless, somehow, they learned a new life. But they needed someone to teach them, and their run down schoolhouse had no teacher. THE WATER IS WIDE is Pat Conroy?s extraordinary memoir based on his experience as the only teacher in a two-room schoolhouse, working with children the world had pretty much forgotten. It was a year that changed his life, and one that introduced a group of poor black children to a world they did not know existed. THE WATER IS WIDE was made into the film CONRACK."--Pat Conroy's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Conroy, P. (1972). The water is wide: [a memoir] . Houghton Mifflin Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conroy, Pat. 1972. The Water Is Wide: [a Memoir]. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conroy, Pat. The Water Is Wide: [a Memoir] Houghton Mifflin Co, 1972.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Conroy, Pat. The Water Is Wide: [a Memoir] Houghton Mifflin Co., 1972.
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