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The End of the Road

by Tom Bodett · 1989

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The Alaskan author's radio show is the basis for his observations of the characters who live in the place where the land ends and the sea begins.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisAlaskaAlaskaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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