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The Boo

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

Conroy's first book, published after he graduated from The Citadel. Colonel Nugent Corvoisie, better known as "The Boo," was the Lt. Commandant in charge of discipline at the military college. He was both loved and feared by his "lambs." The book is a collection of stories explaining life at The Citadel and interactions between the cadets and The Boo . Col. Corvoisie was the model for "The Bear" in Conroy's later novel "The Lords of Discipline."

Language: English

Pages: 174

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Old New York Book Shop Press

Release: December 01, 1983

ISBN: 0937036021

ISBN 13: 9780937036020

The Boo

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

Conroy's first book, published after he graduated from The Citadel. Colonel Nugent Corvoisie, better known as "The Boo," was the Lt. Commandant in charge of discipline at the military college. He was both loved and feared by his "lambs." The book is a collection of stories explaining life at The Citadel and interactions between the cadets and The Boo . Col. Corvoisie was the model for "The Bear" in Conroy's later novel "The Lords of Discipline."

Language: English

Pages: 174

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Old New York Book Shop Press

Release: December 01, 1983

ISBN: 0937036021

ISBN 13: 9780937036020

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