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      The King of America

      by Samantha Gillison
      Published
      Mar 2004
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      240
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      Loosely based on the mysterious 1961 disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, The King of America traces the short, brilliant life of Stephen Hesse, firstborn son of one of America's wealthiest, most powerful men. After a lonely and restless childhood in a broken family, Stephen attends Harvard, eventually accompanying his mentor, a charismatic anthropology professor, to the impossibly strange and distant world of New Guinea, where a thriving Neolithic culture still practices its ancient rites. There Stephen hopes to make an archaeological discovery that will secure his professional standing and guarantee him a lasting place in the world's–and his father's–esteem. But his hardheaded insistence on securing his treasure before the onset of the monsoon season has tragic consequences.

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      Apr 2005 Random House ISBN13 9780375760754 ISBN10 037576075X
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      First Edition Mar 2004 Random House ISBN13 9780375508196 ISBN10 0375508198
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