1711 Whitesmile

The seventeenth volume of Baccano! is 1711: Whitesmile. It is the final volume in the 1700s arc, and details the alchemists' escape from Lotto Valentino towards the New World (America) on the Advenna Avis.

It was published 10 December 2011 and is 392 pages long.

ISBN 9784048861861

Synopsis
The book starts with the poet and playwright Jean-Pierre Acardo's descendant at a maritime museum on the East Coast of America. He is looking at the Advenna Avis, and asks a curator what he knows about the ship. He is then directed to the museum's archives where he is shown the log books of some of the passengers on the ship.

The narration then goes back to 1711, where the British alchemist Victor Talbot is travelling to Lotto Valentino on behalf of House Dormentaire with Szilard Quates.

Chapters

 * Confessions of a Smile Junkie
 * 2002: At a Cafeteria in an FBI facility
 * 2002: Sylvie's Reminiscenes
 * Prologue: Fragments of Laughter from a Dream
 * Chapter One: The Sudden Laughter of Those in Power
 * Interlude: Excerpt from the Reports of Victor Talbot
 * Chapter Two: The Chortling Chatter of the Visitors
 * Interlude: Excerpt from the Reports of Victor Talbot (Part 2)

Cultural References

 * The title of the volume is a reference to the band Whitesnake.