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100 1 _aVidal, Gore,
_d1925-2012
245 1 0 _aWilliwaw: A Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williwaw_(novel)
500 _aRelease date is 2021-11-08
508 _aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Williwaw: A Novel" by Gore Vidal is a fiction work written in the mid-20th century. The narrative follows the character of Skipper Evans, a ship''s captain, and his crew as they embark on a journey through the harsh and isolating landscapes of the Aleutian Islands during World War II. The book explores themes of personal struggle, camaraderie, and the challenges of leadership amid a backdrop of military life. The opening of the novel sets a somber tone, depicting Evans recovering from a raucous party while grappling with the responsibilities that lie ahead. As he interacts with his crew, including the scrappy second mate Bervick and the stoic Chief Engineer Duval, we gain insight into the frustrations and banter that characterize their daily lives aboard the ship. The complexities of their relationships are quickly introduced, especially in the competitive dynamics surrounding Olga, a woman in the local town. Through the characters’ conversations, Vidal hints at larger conflicts and moments of introspection, setting up a narrative that intertwines life at sea with the emotional currents driving the crew forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1946
653 _aSea stories
653 _aWar stories
653 _aAlaska -- Fiction
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands -- Fiction
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Fiction
653 _aAleutian Islands (Alaska) -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015008463427
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66691
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