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      • From the critically acclaimed author of Bloodroot, a gripping, wondrously evocative novel of a family in turmoil, set against the backdrop of real-life historical event—the story of three days in the summer of 1936, as a government-built dam is about to flood an Appalachian town, and a little girl goes missing.
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  2. Feb 25, 2014 · From the critically acclaimed author of Bloodroot, a gripping, wondrously evocative novel drawn from real-life historical events: the story of three days in the summer of 1936, as a government-built dam is about to flood an Appalachian town-and a little girl goes missing.

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  3. Mar 28, 2014 · The novel takes place over three days in the summer of 1936. Most residents of Yuneetah, Tenn., have already abandoned their homes, hoping to find factory work in Detroit, Chicago or Cincinnati ...

  4. Book Summary. A river called Long Man has coursed through East Tennessee from time immemorial, bringing sustenance to the people who farm along its banks and who trade between its small towns. But as Long Man opens, the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans to dam the river and flood the town of Yuneetah for the sake of progress - to bring ...

  5. Feb 25, 2014 · A river called Long Man has coursed through East Tennessee from time immemorial, bringing sustenance to the people who farm along its banks and who trade among its small towns. But as Long Man opens, the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans to dam the river and flood the town of Yuneetah for the sake of progress—to bring electricity and jobs to ...

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  6. Mar 11, 2014 · Greene has taken the tale of a Tennessee town condemned by flooding and infused it with remorse and panic to produce an unusually poetic literary thriller. Advertisement. The story opens in the...

  7. Long Man by Amy Greene. Following her critically acclaimed debut, Bloodroot, Amy Greene explores what happens in a small Tennessee town when a century-old way of life comes to an end.

  8. www.kirkusreviews.com › amy-greene › long-manLONG MAN | Kirkus Reviews

    Feb 25, 2014 · FICTION. LONG MAN. by Amy Greene ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 25, 2014. A smart and moody historical novel that evokes the best widescreen Southern literature. bookshelf. shop now. Crises abound in a small Tennessee town in 1936, just days before a dam is set to flood it.

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