John Barth - Northland: A City Within A Nation

[David Morris]

It sounds pretty juvenile to me.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Michael Bailey
<michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> almost has to be a different John Barth...
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> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> John Barth - Northland: A City Within A Nation
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>> The year is 2045 and a well respected newspaper columnist, David
>> Cohen, is offered a once in a lifetime assignment. David is accustomed
>> to his somewhat mundane lifestyle, and suddenly finds himself in
>> unfamiliar territory and danger. David is desperate to uncover the
>> secrets of Northland. This segregated city was built within the U.S
>> borders and its policy is "White Christians Only." The leaders of
>> Northland legally circumvented the laws to build their city in the
>> heart of America. A hand picked group of media and journalists from
>> outside of Northland were invited to this city to interview its people
>> and leaders and report to the world the truth about this well guarded
>> city. For years the people of the United States have come to believe
>> that Northland and its leaders have other plans that could change the
>> way they live, and alter their lifestyles. David, with the help of his
>> assistant Connie, must obtain the proof he needs before he can write
>> his story. David unexpectedly finds himself falling for Connie and
>> struggles to keep his focus. Will other areas and other groups of
>> people now living in the United States follow the same path as the
>> city of Northland, or can we break the bigotry that has always existed
>> in America?
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1438953518/ref=pe_5050_11851850_snp_dp
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