The Big Rock Candy Mountain.
by Stegner, Wallace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortunein the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest. Stegner portrays more than thirty years in the life of the Mason family in this masterful, harrwoing saga of people trying to survive during the lean years of the early twentieth century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M. Dourgarian, Bookman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JD1296
- Title
- The Big Rock Candy Mountain.
- Author
- Stegner, Wallace
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
James M. Dourgarian, Bookman
Any item returnable for any reason within 7 days, if prior notice is given and the same item is returned in the same condition as sent. Payment in U.S. dollars only. In general, postage is $4 for the first item and $1 each thereafter. International orders should inquire.
About the Seller
James M. Dourgarian, Bookman
About James M. Dourgarian, Bookman
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