Bibliograph

Roughnecks, James J. Patterson and Quinn O'Connell, Jr

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Roughnecks, James J. Patterson and Quinn O'Connell, Jr

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Roughnecks

Responsibility statement

James J. Patterson and Quinn O'Connell, Jr

Summary

To his fellow crewmembers on rig number 34 of the Bomac Drilling Company, 27-year-old newcomer Zachary Harper is a mystery. To Marty, the derrick hand, he's a welcome working body. To Freddy, the chainhand, he's just another newcomer like himself trying to break out in the oil patch. To Jesse Lancaster, the driller, he's a "worm"-a risk, taken out of necessity, who just might make it as a roughneck. We join Zachary Harper the day after he has left the East Coast, for reasons yet unknown, and the day before he discovers the stark reality that a clean slate is just that-a cold, empty space where the self struggles with the soul. A tale of trial, risk, sacrifice, and self-discovery,Roughnecks takes its place in the tradition of American literary quest fiction. Is Zachary Harper an Ishmael or a Sal Paradise? A Jay Gatsby or a Huck Finn? Whoever he might be, he seeks self-knowledge, awareness, and authenticity

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