Visit our book stores, or shop online. Writing to Heal: The Millions Interviews Elissa Washuta David Grandouiller - 4.28.2021 At some point, I got it into my head that I wanted to write a book as long as a Franzen novel, because I know he’s allowed to and the conventional wisdom said I wasn’t. An excerpt from “The Cold Millions,” by Jess Walter. CreateSpace. Find books, toys & tech, including ebooks, movies, music & textbooks. A Cool Million by Nathanael West – eBook Details. Like all great works of historical fiction, The Cool Millions illuminates a forgotten world and shines a bright spotlight on our own. A Cool Million: The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin is a twentieth-century satirical novel by Nathanael West. The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: West, Nathanael, A Cool Million, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014 Lemuel Pitkin is a young man finishing high school in a small town in Vermont. A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents "the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin," piece by piece. 'A Cool Million', written in 1934, is a satiric Horatio Alger story set in the midst of the Depression. Replace Wobblies with Antifa and Black Lives Matter and … Check out our other books at www.dogstailbooks.co.uk; Product Identifiers. "The Cold Millions" is a tremendous work, a vivid historical novel with a politically explosive backdrop that reverberates through our own. Before you start Complete A Cool Million PDF EPUB by Nathanael West Download, you can read below technical ebook details: Full Book Name: A Cool Million; Author Name: Nathanael West; Book Genre: American, Classics, Fiction, Humor, Literature, Novels; ISBN # Date of Publication: 1934– Product Key Features. Publisher. ISBN-10. ISBN-13. It's funny and harrowing, sweet and violent, innocent and experienced; it walks a dozen tightropes. It is a brutal satire of eternal optimism. Nat's best book is A Cool Million.' A critically acclaimed novel, it is … Free shipping and more for Millionaire's Club members. “Take this window thief down fast, boys,” Sullivan told us, “for we’ll need your batons the other side of it.” While 16-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his older brother, Gig, dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. 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