A prayer for the dying : a novel
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O'Nan, Stewart, 1961-
Published
New York : Holt, 1999.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0805061479, 9780805061475
Physical Desc
195 pages ; 20 cm
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LC Subjects
Bereavement -- Fiction.
Despair -- Fiction.
Diphtheria -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Epidemics -- Fiction.
Friendship (Wis.) -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Horror fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Psychological fiction.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Wildfires -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Domestic fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Horror fiction
Psychological fiction
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Wisconsin -- Friendship -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjxvJVmFWv66BqhhXpdcP
Other Subjects
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Anciens combattants -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Historical fiction.
Neighbors -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Summer -- Fiction.

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Published
New York : Holt, 1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0805061479, 9780805061475

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A diphtheria epidemic breaks out in a small town in post-Civil War Wisconsin and as people die Jacob Hansen, the community's sheriff and pastor, buries the dead and burns buildings. A study in tragedy and grief.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

O'Nan, S. (1999). A prayer for the dying: a novel . Holt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Nan, Stewart, 1961-. 1999. A Prayer for the Dying: A Novel. Holt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Nan, Stewart, 1961-. A Prayer for the Dying: A Novel Holt, 1999.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

O'Nan, Stewart. A Prayer for the Dying: A Novel Holt, 1999.

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