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Algren at Sea, Centennial Edition, 1909-2009
- Who Lost an American? & Notes from a Sea Diary; Travel Writings
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Art & Literature
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Publisher's Summary
Nelson Algren’s two travel writing books describe his journeys through the seamier sides of great American cities and the international social and political landscapes of the mid-1960s. Algren at Sea brings them together in one volume.
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