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A Well-written study of a footloose family...The life of the household is a misery of continual cruelty and often crushing poverty, alternating with occasional scenes of simple family happiness that stand out beautifully and unforgettably--quote from back cover.
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WALLACE STEGNER (1903-1993) was the author of many books of fiction and non-fiction, including the National Book Award-winning The Spectator Bird (1976) and Crossing to Safety. Angle of Repose won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971.
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Stegner has felt the spell of mountain and prairie, of drought, flood, and blizzard. . . .a harrowing saga. --New York Times
Stands out beautifully and unforgettably. --New Yorker
Stands out beautifully and unforgettably. --New Yorker
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1728
- ISBN 10 0385079052
- ISBN 13 9780385079051
- BindingHardcover
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The Big Rock Candy Mountain
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Doubleday, 1973
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ISBN 10: 0385079052
ISBN 13: 9780385079051
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Book Description The rare hardcover printing by Doubleday, which was Stegner's regular publisher at this time VG/VG- (the book is in solid condition, with a small bookstore sticker on the front free endpaper; the price-clipped dj has a couple of small chips at the head of the spine, and a long closed tear on the back panel, with some associated creasing). Seller Inventory # 4481
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