A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Beah, Ishmael
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374531269
- ISBN 13
- 9780374531263
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Clean and unmarked wraps, with crease to upper corner and light wear around edges. Binding tight and solid and square. Internals in Very Good clean and unmarked condition. "A Long Way Home" is about the Civil War of 1991-2002 in the West African country of Sierra Leone, the war in which the boy, Ishmael Beah, at age twelve, fled the rebels attacking Sierra Leone and wandered in his land of violence until he was picked up at age 13 to fight for the government army. At 16, he was fortunately picked up by UNICEF. A breathtaking and unself-pitying account of how a gentle spirit survived such a violent childhood. 226 pages. 8 vo. 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Synopsis
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a book written by Ishmael Beah in 2007 about his experiences as a boy soldier.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028891
- Title
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
- Author
- Beah, Ishmael
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0374531269
- ISBN 13
- 9780374531263
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- SIERRA LEONE, HISTORY, CIVIL WAR BEAH, ISHMAEL, 1980- CHILD SOLDIERS BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Africa;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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