The Drifters by James A. Michener First Edition Hardcover Book
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The Drifters by James A. Michener First Edition Hardcover Book. The scene of The Drifters is vast, its charac ters and actions now. Six of its eight major characters are young-twenty-one or under-and share (in 1969) the title role Cato, black militant honor student, wanted by the Philadelphia police because of a gesture of violence. The scene of The Drifters is vast, its charac ters and actions now. Six of its eight major characters are young-twenty-one or under-and share (in 1969) the title role: Joe, from California, bearded and long-haired, disapproving the American pres-ence in Vietnam and in flight from the draft. Britta, determined that not one more winter will find her in the cold and dark of her native town Tromsø, Norway. Cato, black militant honor student, wanted by the Philadelphia police because of a gesture of violence. Monica, daughter of a displaced official of a former British African colony, in revolt against everything, including life itself. Yigal, who must soon make a permanent choice among his three legitimate pass-ports British, American, Israeli and postponing decision. Gretchen, singer of folk ballads, who feels betrayed by her parents after a brutal encounter with police following the Democratic National Convention.
