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The crossing

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In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New Mexico was raided by bandits, cross into Mexico to search for stolen horses. The novel follows them through the revolution-torn countryside, meeting soldiers, peasants, priests and thieves, all proffering advice. By the author of All the pretty horses.

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The crossing, Cormac McCarthy

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Language
English
Publisher
Picador
Released
1995
Pages
432
ISBN10
0330341219
ISBN13
9780330341219
First published
1994
Original title
The Crossing
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4.2 out of 5
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In the 1930s, two teenage brothers whose ranch in New Mexico was raided by bandits, cross into Mexico to search for stolen horses. The novel follows them through the revolution-torn countryside, meeting soldiers, peasants, priests and thieves, all proffering advice. By the author of All the pretty horses.