The Resource The last town on Earth, Thomas Mullen
The last town on Earth, Thomas Mullen
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- Summary
- This is a brilliantly drawn tale of morality and patriotism in a time of upheaval. Deep in the evergreen woods of Washington State lies the mill town of Commonwealth, a new community founded on progressive ideals, and a refuge for workers who have fled the labour violence in the surrounding towns. When rumours spread of a mysterious illness that is killing people at an alarming rate, the people of the uninfected Commonwealth vote to block all roads into town and post armed guards to prevent any outsiders from entering. One day two guards, Philip Worthy, the 16-year-old son of the town founder, and his friend Graham Stone, a hardened survivor of vicious strikes, are confronted with a moral dilemma. A starving and apparently ill soldier attempts to enter the town, begging them for food and shelter. Should Worthy and Stone admit him, possibly putting their families at risk? Or should they place their lives above his and let him die in the woods? The choice they make - and the reaction it inspires not only in their town but in the neighbouring town's league of suspicious patriots - sets into motion a series of events that threaten to tear Commonwealth apart
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Random House trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 404 pages
- Note
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- Originally published: New York : Random House, ©2006. With reader's guide
- Reader's guide: pages [395]-404
- Isbn
- 9780812975925
- Label
- The last town on Earth
- Title
- The last town on Earth
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Mullen
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is a brilliantly drawn tale of morality and patriotism in a time of upheaval. Deep in the evergreen woods of Washington State lies the mill town of Commonwealth, a new community founded on progressive ideals, and a refuge for workers who have fled the labour violence in the surrounding towns. When rumours spread of a mysterious illness that is killing people at an alarming rate, the people of the uninfected Commonwealth vote to block all roads into town and post armed guards to prevent any outsiders from entering. One day two guards, Philip Worthy, the 16-year-old son of the town founder, and his friend Graham Stone, a hardened survivor of vicious strikes, are confronted with a moral dilemma. A starving and apparently ill soldier attempts to enter the town, begging them for food and shelter. Should Worthy and Stone admit him, possibly putting their families at risk? Or should they place their lives above his and let him die in the woods? The choice they make - and the reaction it inspires not only in their town but in the neighbouring town's league of suspicious patriots - sets into motion a series of events that threaten to tear Commonwealth apart
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mullen, Thomas
- Dewey number
- 813.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3613.U447
- LC item number
- L37 2007
- Literary form
- novels
- Series statement
- Reader's circle
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Influenza
- Ethics
- Community life
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
- World War, 1914-1918
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The last town on Earth, Thomas Mullen
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : Random House, ©2006. With reader's guide
- Reader's guide: pages [395]-404
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- Random House trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812975925
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 864548449
- (OCoLC)864548449
- Label
- The last town on Earth, Thomas Mullen
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York : Random House, ©2006. With reader's guide
- Reader's guide: pages [395]-404
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- Random House trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812975925
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 864548449
- (OCoLC)864548449
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