Displaying 1 of 1 2008 Title: Shadow country : a new rendering of the Watson legend / Peter Matthiessen. Author: Matthiessen, Peter. Publisher, Date: New York : Modern Library, 2008. Web Site: Additional Information at Google Books Web Link The Class of 1897 Book Fund Home Page Additional Information at Google Books Web Link The Class of 1897 Book Fund Home Page Additional Information at Google Books Web Link The Class of 1897 Book Fund Home Page Additional Information at Google Books Web Link The Class of 1897 Book Fund Home Page Summary: Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E.J. Watson, who drives himself relentlessly toward his own violent end at the hands of neighbors who mostly admired him, in a killing that obsessed his favorite son.--From publisher description. Contents: Killing Mister Watson -- Lost Man's River -- Bone by bone. ISBN: 9780679640196 0679640193 081298062X 9780812980622 9780812980622 9780812980622 Notes: Donated to the Riverdale-Lee County Library in memory of Bev Rathburn. National Book Award, Fiction, 2008 National Book Award, Fiction, 2008 National Book Award, Fiction, 2008 National Book Award, Fiction, 2008 Edition: Modern Library ed. Description: xvi, 892 pages : map ; 21 cm Subjects: Watson, Edgar J., 1855-1910 -- Fiction. Watson, Edgar J., 1855-1910. Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction. Murderers -- Fiction. Diaries -- Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life. Murderers. Everglades (Fla.) -- Fiction. Florida -- Everglades. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. LCCN: 2007025117 Other Number: 145431697 System Availability: 5 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 3668575 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where Is It?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where Is It? Read alikes and more Annotations Trade Reviews First Chapter or Excerpt Author Biography Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1