Neat by Ron Gomez (English) Paperback Book

Description: Neat by Ron Gomez Survivor! Antoine "Neat" Galvez, is born in 1858 at Barataria Bay, Louisiana. He lives 101 years of brutal survival: barely literate, losing his father at age 14, witnessing the ravages of the War Between the States on his bayou home and surroundings and the crushing humiliation of reconstruction" when Louisiana was the only state in the South still occupied by federal troops. At age 17, he kills a prominent carpetbagger in a gunfight at a Mardi Gras ball, hides out in the swamp for a year before a poisonous snakebite forces him into the hands of the black sheriff. He is tried and acquitted of murder, loses the love of his life in an illegitimate childbirth, travels the Gulf South with a minstrel show, and lives through typhoid and yellow fever epidemics. Throughout his life he is stalked and attacked repeatedly by the son of the man he killed in 1876. Even at his 100th birthday celebration in 1958, his stalker, now 95, confronts him again in an incredible climax. Though fiction, Neat is based on a true life story and historical facts. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Survivor! Antoine "Neat" Galvez, is born in 1858 at Barataria Bay, Louisiana. He lives 101 years of brutal survival: barely literate, losing his father at age 14, witnessing the ravages of the War Between the States on his bayou home and surroundings and the crushing humiliation of reconstruction" when Louisiana was the only state in the South still occupied by federal troops. At age 17, he kills a prominent carpetbagger in a gunfight at a Mardi Gras ball, hides out in the swamp for a year before a poisonous snakebite forces him into the hands of the black sheriff. He is tried and acquitted of murder, loses the love of his life in an illegitimate childbirth, travels the Gulf South with a minstrel show, and lives through typhoid and yellow fever epidemics. Throughout his life he is stalked and attacked repeatedly by the son of the man he killed in 1876. Even at his 100th birthday celebration in 1958, his stalker, now 95, confronts him again in an incredible climax. Though fiction, Neat is based on a true life story and historical facts. Author Biography Ron Gomez served three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives and spent two decades as they play-by-play announcer for the Ragin Cajuns. His first book, My Name is Ron and Im a Recovering Legislator, was published in 2007 Details ISBN0595370519 Author Ron Gomez Short Title NEAT Pages 200 Publisher iUniverse Language English ISBN-10 0595370519 ISBN-13 9780595370511 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2005 DOI 10.1604/9780595370511 UK Release Date 2005-11-11 Imprint iUniverse Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2005-11-11 NZ Release Date 2005-11-11 US Release Date 2005-11-11 Publication Date 2005-11-11 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134731470;

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