The door-man : a novel
Wheelwright, Peter M. (Peter Matthiessen)2022
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In 1917, during the construction of a large reservoir in the Catskill hamlet of Gilboa, New York, a young paleontologist named Winifred Goldring identified fossils from an ancient forest flooded millions of years ago when the earth's botanical explosion of oxygen opened a path for the evolution of humankind. However, the reservoir water was needed for NYC, and the fossils were buried once again during the flooding of the doomed town. A mix of fact and fiction, The Door-Man follows three generations of interwoven families who share a deep wound from Gilboa's last days. The story is told by Winifred's grandson, a disaffected NYC doorman working near the Central Park Reservoir during its decommissioning in 1993. The brief and provisional nature of one's life on earth - and the nested histories of the places, people and events that give it meaning - engender a reckoning within the tangled roots and fragile bonds of family--Back cover.
Main title:
The door-man : a novel / Peter M. Wheelwright.
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Imprint:
Burlington, VT : Fomite, [2022]©2022
Collation:
367 pages : illustration, genealogical table ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781953236470 (pbk)9781953236470
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
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Subject:
Goldring, Winifred, 1888-1971 -- Family -- FictionApartment doorkeepers -- New York (State) -- New York -- FictionFamilies -- New York (State) -- FictionReservoirs -- New York (State) -- FictionGilboa (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionSchoharie Reservoir (N.Y.) -- History -- FictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
515130
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Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | WHEE | Available |