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The last town on earth is a novel by thomas mullen, who also wrote the books darktown, lightning men, and the many deaths of the firefly brothers. The last town on earth is a remarkably moving and accomplished debut. The last town on earth by thomas mullen random house, 394 pp. The last town on earth the free library of philadelphia. And this standalone book is shelved under the fiction particularly historical fiction, war novel, and adult fiction genres. The story takes place in 1918 at the height of the flu. The first edition of the first book was initially published in january 2006, entitled the last town on earth. One club member commented, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The london cholera epidemic of 1854 may be the primary subject of steven johnsons thoughtprovoking the ghost map, but its the many secondary subjects that make it such an engaging read. A novel by mullen, thomas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click to read more about the last town on earth by thomas mullen.
American author thomas mullens debut historical novel, the last town on earth 2006, delves into the fictional town of commonwealth, washington during world war i, addressing the reallife concerns of warfare, workers rights, and the notorious spanish flu epidemic of 1918. In his debut novel, the last town on earth, thomas mullen creates the town of commonwealth in washington state and imagines what. The last town on earth book pima county public library. Patriotic duty verses conscientious objectors, capitalism versus socialism and government authority versus antiauthority rebellion square off with earth shattering. The last town on earth is a wonderfully written book that pits extreme opposites against one another during the tumultuous period of wwi and the disastrous spanish flu epidemic. In the last town on earth, mullen does a wonderful job of weaving the three archetypal conflicts. In a very competitive situation with five tv studios pursuing, amy pascal and sony pictures television have landed the rights to darktown, an upcoming crime novel by the last town on earth author t. Mullen, thomas the last town on earth a novel 1st edition 1st printing hardcover new york random house 2006 very good in a very good dust jacket.
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