Cities of the Plain -- Cormac McCarthy

<b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The third volume of the award-winning <i>Border Trilogy, </i> from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>The Road <b>-</b></i></b> <b>A darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier</b> <p/>The setting is New Mexico in 1952, where John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are working as ranch hands. To the North lie the proving grounds of Alamogordo; to the South, the twin cities of El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. Their life is made up of trail drives and horse auctions and stories told by campfire light. It is a life that is about to change forever, and John Grady and Billy both know it. <p/>The catalyst for that change appears in the form of a beautiful, ill-starred Mexican prostitute. When John Grady falls in love, Billy agrees--against his better judgment--to help him rescue the girl from her suavely brutal pimp. The ensuing events resonate with the violence and inevitability of classic tragedy. Hauntingly beautiful, filled with sorrow, humor and awe, <i>Cities of the Plain </i>is a genuine American epic.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Cormac McCarthy<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 05/25/1999<br><b>Pages:</b> 304<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.05h x 5.28w x 0.67d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780679747192<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 13<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>68570 / Cities of the Plain<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s):