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Bone by Bone
Peter Matthiessen · historical fiction
Edgar Watson’s Florida frontier legend completed (SAH Prize co-winner 2001).
About this historical novel
Bone by Bone by Peter Matthiessen is historical fiction set around early 20th century in the World War I era period with key settings including Florida, Everglades. Edgar Watson’s Florida frontier legend completed (SAH Prize co-winner 2001).
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction and 6. Adventure & epic so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include frontier, violence, and empire. It also appears on our prize-winner shelf—useful if you like critically recognized historical novels.
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Plot summary
Edgar Watson’s Florida frontier legend completed (SAH Prize co-winner 2001).
Awards
- ★ Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction · 2001 (winner)
Biennial US prize (formerly James Fenimore Cooper Prize) for historical fiction on an American subject.
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Regions & places
North America
Florida · Everglades
Themes
- frontier
- violence
- empire
Tags
award-winner