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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Martin Quarrier is an earnest, well-meaning, but seriously misguided missionary who wants to convert an Amazonian Indian tribe to Christianity. Lewis Moon is an American Indian turned mercenary who has been hired to wipe them out. Matthiessen's now classic novel is not only an engrossing story but a protest against the missionary urge to inflict...  more »
ISBN: 82069
Publication Date: 1965
Pages: 373
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Paperback
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almost as good as The Snow Leopard, very cynical and funny and heartbreaking
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Interesting read..
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What a dissappointing book! I really expected much more, but it was really boring.
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This is one of the best books I have EVER read. Evangelical missionaries go into the jungle to save a savage Indian tribe. The local government is corrupt and there are mercenaries in the mix. I feel like I was there with them!


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