The Sot-Weed Factor new the crew of the Quin

the crew of the Quin Zaza catches wind of an elusive dragon dwelling within the Tian Shan Maze whose meat is said to deliver the diner to culinary paradise

examining whether his actions were heroic or disgraceful

moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness

A spectacular time-lapse portrait of humankind-and our impact on the natural world-from a Caldecott Honor winning master of the wordless form

The Sot-Weed Factor new the crew of the QuinConsidered by critics to be Barth's most distinguished masterpiece, The Sot Weed Factor has acquired the status of a modern classic. Set in the late 1600s, it recounts the wildly chaotic odyssey of hapless, ungainly Ebenezer Cooke, sent to the New World to look after his father's tobacco business and to record the struggles of the Maryland colony in an epic poem. On his mission, Cooke experiences capture by pirates and Indians; the loss of his