VISITING TOM : A MAN, A HIGHWAY, AND THE ROAD TO ROUGHNECK GRACE
(Large Print)
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Published
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2012.
ISBN
9781611735628, 1611735629
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Adult Large Print Nonfiction | LP 977.5 PER | On Shelf |
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Published
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2012.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
319 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781611735628, 1611735629
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Harper, c2012.
Description
Tom is 82-year-old Tom Hartwig, an old-timer best known locally for building and firing homemade cannons. Toiling in a shop that Perry describes as an "antique store stocked by Rube Goldberg, curated by Hunter Thompson, and rearranged by a small earthquake, " Tom works from scratch to make everything from shovel handles to parts for quarter-million-dollar farm equipment. He has an endless reservoir of stories dating back to the days of his prize Model A. Visiting Tom is dominated by the elderly man's equanimity and ultimately by unvarnished tenderness. Tuesdays with Morrie meets Shop Class as Soulcraft as Michael Perry, a middle-aged father of daughters, finds guidance and inspiration in visits with his octogenarian, cannon-shooting neighbor. Visiting Tom celebrates the wisdom, heart, and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Perry, M. (2012). VISITING TOM: A MAN, A HIGHWAY, AND THE ROAD TO ROUGHNECK GRACE (Large print edition.). Center Point Pub..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Perry, Michael, 1964-. 2012. VISITING TOM: A MAN, A HIGHWAY, AND THE ROAD TO ROUGHNECK GRACE. Center Point Pub.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Perry, Michael, 1964-. VISITING TOM: A MAN, A HIGHWAY, AND THE ROAD TO ROUGHNECK GRACE Center Point Pub, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Perry, Michael. VISITING TOM: A MAN, A HIGHWAY, AND THE ROAD TO ROUGHNECK GRACE Large print edition., Center Point Pub., 2012.
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