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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Kuhns, John D.     Subjects     Bougainville Crisis, Papua New Guinea, 1988- -- Fiction.     Guerrillas -- Fiction.     Interracial friendship -- Fiction.     Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) -- History -- Fiction.     Papua New Guinea -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kuhns, John D.       by title:      They call me Ishmael...       by call number:      FICTION KUH     Search the Web     Kuhns, John D.     Bougainville Crisis, Papua New Guinea, 1988- -- Fiction.     Guerrillas -- Fiction.     Interracial friendship -- Fiction.     Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) -- History -- Fiction.     Papua New Guinea -- Fiction.       MARC Display

They call me Ishmael / John D. Kuhns. by Kuhns, John D. Post Hill Press, 2022. Call #: FICTION KUH Subjects Bougainville Crisis, Papua New Guinea, 1988- -- Fiction.   Guerrillas -- Fiction.   Interracial friendship -- Fiction.   Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) -- History -- Fiction.   Papua New Guinea -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781637581490 (hc.) Description:  423 p. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Title from cover. Summary:  Set in the South Pacific and based on true events, this is a novel about war, gold, interracial friendship, and the emergence of a new nation. Growing up in Bougainville, an island archipelago in the South Pacific, Ishmael always wanted to be a soldier. The Crisis--a brutal civil war with Papua New Guinea ignited by the gargantuan Panguna Mine--gives him his chance. As the guerilla leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, Ishmael secures a peace agreement that provides his islands with a measure of autonomy and the future right to conduct an independence referendum. If the people vote affirmatively, Bougainville could become the newest nation on earth. In the aftermath of the Crisis, Bougainville's corrupt and inept government causes a vacuum. From its perch across the Pacific, China salivates. They covet Bougainville, both for its Panguna Mine and its strategic location, and are prepared to do whatever it takes to grab it. When Ishmael and Bougainville's chiefs ask Jack Davis, a pin-striped American investor, to help rebuild their economy, he is intrigued. Although primitive, Bougainville holds billions in gold and copper, and its people seem lovely. Jack's life has been comfortable, but things are changing. His family members have moved on with their lives, and his country doesn't seem to value people like him anymore. Maybe Bougainville would be different. That two men--one black and one white--from totally different walks of life could meet on a remote island and decide they stand for the same things is a testament to Bougainville and its people, and shapes a story that anyone who believes in the innate goodness of humanity should read. The fact that it all really happened is truly inspirational. Genre:  Historical fiction. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION KUH Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION KUH Adult books Checked out Jul 17, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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