October 2002
"A stunning literary debut: a powerful love story informed by ghostly
demarcations between World War II and the Vietnam War.
It's just after dawn, June 6, 1982: 'Dutch' Potter, an upstate New York bus
driver and father of a soldier who's been missing in action in Vietnam for twelve years, snaps and dons his World War II army uniform, collects passengers aboard his BC Transit bus, then veers off route, careening into the woods of northern Pennsylvania, where he holds seven hostages to his one demand: return my son.
This wild ride, taking us from New York to Normandy to Southeast Asia by way of Dutch's memories, hopes, and despair, is rendered in mesmerizingly lyrical prose - ranging in tone from bardic to barfly - and forms a brilliantly layered and nuanced narrative. As FBI helicopters whir and command centers are jerry-built, Dutch readies himself for an armed confrontation with federal authorities, while his family and close-knit community are thrown into sudden and dramatic action. Father of the Man reveals itself to be a love story: not only between father and son, but between husband and wife, mother and child, the living and the dead.
Dutch Potter takes us, along with his hapless passengers, beyond the safe, the ordinary, to a heart of darkness" [from the dust jacket]
Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked
Dust Jacket is in Fine/As New Condition. Nice, Signed, Copy!
All text in this listing description is the sole property of
Classic Books and Ephemera and
may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera.
SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 21 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country).
For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us.
BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT.
Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred, but not required.
Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers.
Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book.
ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR
STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK:
We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.)
For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.