Dickey, James Deliverance ISBN 13: 9780241019276

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The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the states most remote white-water river awaits. In the thundering froth of that river, in its echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip discover a freedom and exhilaration beyond compare. And then, in a moment of horror, the adventure turns into a struggle for survival as one man becomes a human hunter who is offered his own harrowing deliverance.

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"A novel that will curl your toes...Dickey's canoe rides to the limits of dramatic tension."--The New York Times Book Review

"A brilliant and breathtaking adventure."--The New Yorker

"A novel stunning power."--The Nation

"A tour de force."--The New Republic

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Released for the first time in trade paperback,  this is the classic tale of four men caught in a  primitive and violent test of  manhood.
The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the  states most remote white-water river awaits. In  the thundering froth of that river, in its  echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip  discover a freedom and exhilaration beyond compare.  And then, in a moment of horror, the adventure turns  into a struggle for survival as one man becomes a  human hunter who is offered his own harrowing  deliverance.
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  • PublisherHamish Hamilton
  • Publication date1970
  • ISBN 10 0241019273
  • ISBN 13 9780241019276
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages259
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