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George Howe Colt
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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336 |
| Date: |
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2004-06-01 |
| ISBN: |
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074324964X |
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Scribner |
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0.7 pounds |
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5.55 x 0.83 x 8.46 inches |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent forty-two summers, George Howe Colt returned for one last stay with his wife and children. This poignant tribute to the eleven-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt's final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic, the Big House stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer's ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.
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http://bookmooch.com/074324964X |
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