Masters of Atlantis

Charles Portis
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1917 France, Lamar Jimmerson finds a little book of Atlantean puzzles, Egyptian riddles, alchemical metaphors, and the Codex Pappus said to be the sacred Gnomonic text. He expands the noble brotherhood, survives scandalous schism, bids for governor of Indiana, and sees Gnomons gather in East Texas mobile home. This is an America of misfits and con men, oddballs and innocents.
Genres: FictionHumorNovelsLiteratureComedyAmericanLiterary FictionFantasyHistorical Fiction20th Century
248 Pages

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