The Rope Catcher

by Larry Stillman

Book Overview

It is April of 1942, and twenty-eight-year-old Jimmie Goodluck leads an aimless existence on the Navajo reservation, where he knows only poverty, prejudice, and lack of opportunity. Everything changes when he hears a US Marine Corps recruitment message on the radio. Without a second thought, Jimmie heads out toward what he hopes will be a new and meaningful life.

As a marine recruit, Jimmie becomes a code talker. He and his small, all-Navajo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475955529
• ISBN13: 9781475955521
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"