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An epic tale set at the end of World War I follows the experiences of a family whose lives mirror the political unrest of an America caught between its well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. Police officer Danny Coughlin, the latest in a long line of cops, is a fresh face on the force and anxious to impress his father. Thus, he agrees to go undercover to infiltrate a group of anarchists involved in labor strikes. As Danny penetrates this underground world, however, he befriends people such as a beautiful Irish immigrant and a black servant-turned-criminal who force him to re-evaluate his beliefs. Incorporating real historic events, such as the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the 1919 Boston police strike, the author "captures the sense of a country coming of age."
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The Given Day, Dennis Lehane
- Language
- Released
- 2008
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- The Given Day
- Subtitle
- A Novel
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dennis Lehane
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 723
- ISBN10
- 0688163181
- ISBN13
- 9780688163181
- Series
- Coughlin
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Politics, Friendship, USA, America, Race, Racism, Police, Baseball, Immigrants, Boston, Spanish Flu
- Original title
- The given day
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- An epic tale set at the end of World War I follows the experiences of a family whose lives mirror the political unrest of an America caught between its well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. Police officer Danny Coughlin, the latest in a long line of cops, is a fresh face on the force and anxious to impress his father. Thus, he agrees to go undercover to infiltrate a group of anarchists involved in labor strikes. As Danny penetrates this underground world, however, he befriends people such as a beautiful Irish immigrant and a black servant-turned-criminal who force him to re-evaluate his beliefs. Incorporating real historic events, such as the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the 1919 Boston police strike, the author "captures the sense of a country coming of age."