Moving from Massachusetts to Kansas in 1855 with his new wife and a group of German carpenters, Gordon McKay is dead set on making his fortune raising bees—undaunted by Missouri border ruffians, newly-minted Darwinism, or the unsettled politics of a country on the brink of civil war.
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Moving from Massachusetts to Kansas in 1855 with his new wife and a group of German carpenters, Gordon McKay is dead set on making his fortune raising bees—undaunted by Missouri border ruffians, newly-minted Darwinism, or the unsettled politics of a country on the brink of civil war.
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Thomas McMahon (1943 1999) was the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mechanics and professor of biology at Harvard University. He is the author of Loving Little Egypt and Principles of American Nuclear Chemistry, both published by the University of Chicago Press, as well as the posthumous novel, Ira Foxglove..
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This book reads as though it was written in a rush, or by a child. Very simple and sometimes somewhat disjointed. It lacked depth and was a disappointing read. I heard a book review on NPR and thought it would be much better. Should have cost $2.99 for the Kindle version and not $9.99!
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Great read - was out of Print - NPR brought it back to life,
This review is from: McKay's Bees: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) (Paperback)
Great read - was out of Print - NPR brought it back to life
Can't get it soon enough? Try University of Chicago Press - they still have many copies - at 16 a pop.
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Whats with all the sexual references?,
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The book was okay but not excellent, it did have some substance but if it where to become a classic it would be in the same category as J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. It has quite a few sexual references and I am not so sure what they have to do with the story. What I did like is how it showed the feelings and problems that the Indians, Blacks, and Whites had dealing with one another. It was a decent book but I don't know if I quite got the point of it.
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GORDON MCKAY based his plan for a new city in the West on bees because of their energy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
border ruffians, hurricane deck Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Prince Bee, New Orleans, Eli Thayer, Lock Springs, New York, Bucky Dragon, New England, William Sewall, Kansas City, Oneida Chief, United States, John Brown, Anthony Burns, Arrow Street, James Doyle, Lake Superior, Mike Fink, Old Dog Tray, Stephen Foster New!
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GORDON MCKAY based his plan for a new city in the West on bees because of their energy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
border ruffians, hurricane deck Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Prince Bee, New Orleans, Eli Thayer, Lock Springs, New York, Bucky Dragon, New England, William Sewall, Kansas City, Oneida Chief, United States, John Brown, Anthony Burns, Arrow Street, James Doyle, Lake Superior, Mike Fink, Old Dog Tray, Stephen Foster New!
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- The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition by Charles Darwin on page 127, and page 193
- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on page 127, and page 193
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 127, and page 193
- The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, Book 1) by Paul Scott in Front Matter
- The Raj Quartet, Volume 2: The Day of the Scorpion (Phoenix Fiction) (Vol 2) by Paul Scott in Front Matter
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