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Piscataqua

Peter M. Pettingill

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Description:Inspired by the June 24, 1970 accident that claimed the lives of four workers during the construction of the Piscataqua River Bridge, Piscataqua is fictional memoirist Hollis Upham’s reflection on coming of age in Kittery, Maine, from the tranquil 1950s through the turbulent 1960s and into the tragedy that defines his adulthood.Through Hollis’s clear, evocative first-person narration, the novel captures the rhythm of small-town life, the bonds of family, and the weight of personal and societal change. From carefree childhood summers with his cousin Walter Peck to the November 1972 opening of the bridge, Hollis reflects on the people and events that shaped his life and the community around him.Haunted by the tension between progress and preservation, Hollis wrestles with his complicity in the destruction that modernization brings. His conflict—between wanting to build and fearing what must be lost—mirrors the broader anxieties of mid-century America.Piscataqua is not a dramatized retelling of history, but a meditation on ordinary lives lived within it—where love, loyalty, and loss unfold quietly against the relentless tide of change.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Piscataqua. To get started finding Piscataqua, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Inspired by the June 24, 1970 accident that claimed the lives of four workers during the construction of the Piscataqua River Bridge, Piscataqua is fictional memoirist Hollis Upham’s reflection on coming of age in Kittery, Maine, from the tranquil 1950s through the turbulent 1960s and into the tragedy that defines his adulthood.Through Hollis’s clear, evocative first-person narration, the novel captures the rhythm of small-town life, the bonds of family, and the weight of personal and societal change. From carefree childhood summers with his cousin Walter Peck to the November 1972 opening of the bridge, Hollis reflects on the people and events that shaped his life and the community around him.Haunted by the tension between progress and preservation, Hollis wrestles with his complicity in the destruction that modernization brings. His conflict—between wanting to build and fearing what must be lost—mirrors the broader anxieties of mid-century America.Piscataqua is not a dramatized retelling of history, but a meditation on ordinary lives lived within it—where love, loyalty, and loss unfold quietly against the relentless tide of change.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Piscataqua. To get started finding Piscataqua, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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