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Sep 12, 2023 · Piercing, bittersweet, and unforgettable, The Great Santini is Pat Conroy’s semi-autobiographical lens into fathers and sons, and the powerful legacy one man can leave behind.
- The Great Santini: A Novel: Conroy, Pat: 9780553381559 ...
The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a...
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The Great Santini Hardcover – April 5, 1976. by Pat Conroy...
- The Great Santini: A Novel: Conroy, Pat: 9780553381559 ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character -- a man you should hate, but a man you will love. Genres Fiction Southern Historical Fiction Contemporary Military Fiction Literature Classics. ...more. 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback. First published January 1, 1976. Book details & editions. About the author. Pat Conroy.
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Plot summary. Hard-nosed Marine fighter pilot Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meecham calls himself "The Great Santini." He runs his family with a strict hand. In 1962, before the Vietnam War, the Meecham family struggles to fit into the Marine town of Ravenel, South Carolina (closely based on Beaufort, South Carolina) where they are newcomers.
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The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of TidesPraise for The Great Santini—The Atlanta Journal—Richmond News-Leader—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel—The Boston Globe. Read An Excerpt.
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THE GREAT SANTINI takes us into the family life of a fighter pilot. Bull Meecham is the epitome of the Marine officer — as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base. Rebellion, or even difference of opinion, is not tolerated. Objections are met with the statement “The Great Santini has spoken.”
