Ship fever : stories
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Author
Barrett, Andrea.
Published
New York : Norton, ©1996.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
254 pages ; 22 cm.
Appears on list
National Book Award Fiction
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Lamar Community College Library (C426.lc) - GENERALPS3552 .A7327 S55On Shelf
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LC Subjects
Scientists -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Short stories.
Other Subjects
Historical fiction.

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Published
New York : Norton, ©1996.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Lexile measure
920

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Description
One novella and seven stories dealing with science and set in the 19th Century. In The Behavior of the Hawkweeds, the spirit of Mendel, the discoverer of the laws of heredity, haunts a geneticist of whose work Mendel disapproves, in Birds with No Feet, Darwin's theory of evolution provides a zoologist with consolation for his personal misfortunes, while in The English Pupil, Linnaeus, who brought order to botany, must deal with the mental disorder of his advancing age. By the author of The Middle Kingdom
Target Audience
920,Lexile.
Awards
National Book Awards | Winner | Fiction | 1996 - 1996

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Barrett, A. (1996). Ship fever: stories (First edition.). Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barrett, Andrea. 1996. Ship Fever: Stories. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barrett, Andrea. Ship Fever: Stories Norton, 1996.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Barrett, Andrea. Ship Fever: Stories First edition., Norton, 1996.

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