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HARDCASTLE. A Novel
by Yount, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy in a crisp near fine jacket with only the lightest of use
- ISBN 10
- 0399900616
- ISBN 13
- 9780399900617
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Richard Marek Publishers, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a crisp near fine jacket with only the lightest of use. In 1931 William Music is making his way back home to Virginia when he hops off a freight train in Switch County, Kentucky, to find something to eat. For eleven centsâall the money in his pocketâhe buys a soda bottle's worth of moonshine. Farther down the road, he takes two turnips and a handful of string beans from a kitchen garden and beds down for the night in a haystack. It is still dark out when he wakes up to a dog licking his forehead and a man pointing a pistol in his face. Despite the awkward introduction, Music and Regus Bone are soon friends. Bone is a guard at Hardcastle Coal Co., whose owner will do anything to keep his employees from unionizing. For the irresistible wage of three dollars a day, Musicâoutfitted with an ancient, misfiring revolver and a holster made from a feed sackâhires on as a watchman despite his queasy feelings about the job. His attraction to the young widow of a miner killed by a former guard only deepens his discomfort, and when he and Bone catch a pair of union organizers, they make a decision that will change their lives and Switch County forever. Inspired by real events, Hardcastle is a stirring tribute to the power of friendship and family in a time and place in which the price of integrity is more than a man on his own can bear. Laid into this copy is a 5 x 7 black and white photograph of the author, a 3-page press release, and a review slip which reveals the publication date. 287 pages. 125.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15264
- Title
- HARDCASTLE. A Novel
- Author
- Yount, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy in a crisp near fine jacket with only the lightest of use
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399900616
- ISBN 13
- 9780399900617
- Publisher
- Richard Marek Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- novel, Great Depression, labor union, coal, Kentucky, review copy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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