WILLIWAW. By Gore Vidal. mong the many places heartily disliked by American soldiers few were more disliked than the Aleutian Islands. Cold and damp and barren, dreary and generally nasty, they. · A gripping tale of men struggling against nature and themselves, Williwaw was Gore Vidal's first novel, written at nineteen when he was first mate of the U.S. Army freight supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Here he writes of a ship caught plying the lethal, frigid Arctic waters during storm season.5/5(2). The action and characters in Gore Vidal's first novel takes place on a small Navy vessel in the Aleutian Islands in World War 2. The characters as introduced are relatively dry and stereotypical, however, the action occurs as the ship is overtaken by a williwaw during a three day voyage from one isolated island to the main base carrying a mixed group of military passengers/5(52).
Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal, written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian www.doorway.ru story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in in the United States by E.P. Dutton. Williwaw is the term, widely thought to be Native American in origin, for a sudden, violent Katabatic wind. Williwaw by Gore Vidal Overview - A gripping tale of men struggling against nature and themselves, Williwaw was Gore Vidal's first novel, written at nineteen when he was first mate of the U.S. Army freight supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Williwaw|Gore Vidal, A general catalogue of double stars within of the North Pole|Sherburne Wesley Burnham, LES NOURRITURES TERRESTRES D'ANDRE GIDE|ANDRE GIDE, Southern Rhodesia an account of its past history, present development, natural riches, and future prospects. With special particulars for intending illustrations and much general information|South African Publishing Syndicate.
A gripping tale of men struggling against nature and themselves, Williwaw was Gore Vidal's. Williwaw. VIDAL, Gore. Williwaw. New York: E.P. Dutton, Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. First edition, signed on the title page by Gore Vidal. Vidal’s first book, written when he was just 20 years old. Book and dust jacket with only very minor rubbing to extremities. A handsome signed copy. Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal, written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in in the United States by E.P. Dutton.
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