A Single Pebble
by John Hersey
2020-05-07 22:29:12
A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river''s gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of th...
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A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river''s gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the Yangtze -- until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax.
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