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The Water is Wide

by Pat Conroy

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The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence–unless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher.

Here is PAT CONROYS extraordinary drama based on his own experience–the true story of a man who gave a year of his life to an island and the new life its people gave him.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Pat Conroy is the bestselling author of The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, and My Losing Season. He lives in Fripp Island, South Carolina.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553268935
Author:
Conroy, Pat
Author:
Tseng, Mou-Sien
Publisher:
Bantam
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Educators
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Aims & Objectives
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Afro-Americans -- Education (Elementary) -- South Carolina.
Subject:
Elementary education
Subject:
Yamacraw Island
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
c197
Edition Number:
Bantam reissue.
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series Volume:
vol. 2
Publication Date:
19871101
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
7.06x4.40x.93 in. .37 lbs.
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