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Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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The Big Rock Candy Mountain (Contemporary American Fiction)

by Wallace Stegner

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ISBN13: 9780140139396
ISBN10: 0140139397
Condition: Standard
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Bo Mason and his wife and two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair; drifting from town to town, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks his fortune. Stegner has created a masterful, harrowing saga of a family trying to survive during the lean years of the early 20th century.

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I've only just started reading it today, but it's actually captured my attention quite well! So far, it's really good. I'll give another review when I'm farther in or done...
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140139396
Author:
Stegner, Wallace Earle
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Author:
Stegner, Wallace Earle
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Family
Subject:
West (u.s.)
Subject:
Western stories
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Autobiographical fiction
Subject:
Family -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction.
Subject:
Literary
Series:
Contemporary American Fiction
Series Volume:
101-296
Publication Date:
March 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
7.61x5.29x1.05 in. .87 lbs.
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