Where the Red Fern Grows, 1st Edition

Rawls, Wilson

ISBN 10: 0385020597 / ISBN 13: 9780385020596

Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1961

About this Item

Hardcover with dust jacket. Inscribed by Rawls, as per picture, and dated 1978. First edition is priced $3.95; this copy is priced $4.95; a later edition, with an ISBN on rear flap. An unread copy. Dust jacket protected in new mylar wrap.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1764820284509

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where the Red Fern Grows, 1st Edition
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 1961
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385020597
• ISBN 13: 9780385020596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: Printing Unknown
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 14.22W x 21.84H x 2.03D centimeters 14.22 centimeters width by 21.84 centimeters height by 2.03 centimeters depth
• Weight: 385.554 grams
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Book by rawls, wilson

Review

Author Wilson Rawls spent his boyhood much like the character of this book, Billy Colman, roaming the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma with his bluetick hound. A straightforward, shoot-from-the-hip storyteller with a searingly honest voice, Rawls is well-loved for this powerful 1961 classic and the award-winning novel Summer of the Monkeys. In Where the Red Fern Grows, Billy and his precious coonhound pups romp relentlessly through the Ozarks, trying to "tree" the elusive raccoon. In time, the inseparable trio wins the coveted gold cup in the annual coon-hunt contest, captures the wily ghost coon, and bravely fights with a mountain lion. When the victory over the mountain lion turns to tragedy, Billy grieves, but learns the beautiful old Native American legend of the sacred red fern that grows over the graves of his dogs. This unforgettable classic belongs on every child's bookshelf. (Ages 9 and up)