Raintree County
of Ross Lockridge Jr.
Description
Throughout a single day in 1892, John Shawnessy recalls the great moments of his lifefrom the love affairs of his youth in Indiana, to the battles of the Civil War, to the politics of the Gilded Age, to his homecoming as schoolteacher, husband, and father. Shawnessy is the epitome of the place and period in which he lives, a rural land of springlike women, shady gamblers, wandering vagabonds, and soapbox orators. Yet here on the banks of the Shawmucky River, which weaves its primitive course through Raintree County, Indiana, he also feels and obeys ancient rhythms. A number-one bestseller when it was first published in 1948, this powerful novel is a compelling vision of 19th-century America with timeless resonance.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 1088 pages
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Publication Date April 1st 1994
- First Publication 01/01/48
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140236668
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Indiana (United States)']
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