The bride of Texas

Author(s)

• Škvorecký, Josef
• Poláčková-Henley, Káča

Bibliographic Information

The bride of Texas

Josef Skvorecky ; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley

Faber and Faber, 1996

Other Title

Nevěsta z Texasu

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [607]-609)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A novel of love in time of war and revolution, freedom and tragedy, set against the broad canvas of the American Civil War. At the heart of the novel is a little-known fact of history - the formation of a militia by a motley band of Czech immigrants who took up the cause of freedom.

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Details

• NCID: BA41004855
• ISBN:
  • 0571172814
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: cze
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 609 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PG5038.S527
  • DC20 : 891.8635
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Czechs -- United States -- Fiction
  • LCSH : United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
  • FREE : Historical fiction. gsafd