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Driftless

Driftless is a novel by David Rhodes that was published in 2008. It was a winner of the Milkweed Editions National Fiction Prize, It is set in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. The novel is about the inhabitants of the unincorporated town of Words, and it is told through their eyes and via the ways they interact with and impact one another.

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David Rhodes2008Milkweed EditionsDriftless AreaWisconsin
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Driftless

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Driftless → American Milk Cooperative, Amish, As, Barbara Jean, Brasso, Cora, Cora's, Eli Yoder, Gail Shotwell's, Gail's, Grahm, Grahm Shotwell's, Grahm's, Initially, Jacob, Jacob Helm's, July, July Montgomery's, Meanwhile, Rusty
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Driftless → novel by David Rhodes that was published in 2008

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Driftlessis anovel by David Rhodes that was published in 20080.90text
Driftlessrelated to Plot summaryThe0.60section
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Driftlessrelated to Plot summaryWisconsin0.60section
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Driftlessrelated to Plot summaryGrahm Shotwell's0.60section
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Driftlessrelated to Plot summaryAmerican Milk Cooperative0.60section
Driftlessrelated to Plot summaryGail Shotwell's0.60section
Driftlessrelated to Plot summaryJacob Helm's0.60section

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