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This 1997 novel is widely considered one of the great American epics. It reimagines the historical surveyors as a mismatched pair—one depressive and one rollicking—traveling through a surreal version of pre-Revolutionary America.

The story is written in 18th-century "pastiche" prose, featuring zany humor, talking dogs, and mechanical ducks. dixon mason

Their guides, including Mohawk and Onondaga Indians, eventually refused to cross the Catawba Trail, forcing the survey to stop before reaching its planned end. This 1997 novel is widely considered one of

This 1997 novel is widely considered one of the great American epics. It reimagines the historical surveyors as a mismatched pair—one depressive and one rollicking—traveling through a surreal version of pre-Revolutionary America.

The story is written in 18th-century "pastiche" prose, featuring zany humor, talking dogs, and mechanical ducks.

Their guides, including Mohawk and Onondaga Indians, eventually refused to cross the Catawba Trail, forcing the survey to stop before reaching its planned end.