In a work hailed as "a triumph" (Chicago Tribune), poet and English professor David McKain looks back at a childhood of dangerous neglect--and creates a portrait of the unquenchable human spirit.
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In a work hailed as "a triumph" (Chicago Tribune), poet and English professor David McKain looks back at a childhood of dangerous neglect--and creates a portrait of the unquenchable human spirit.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BF6-A trade paperback book in very good-condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus light soiling and creasing of the front and back covers. The memoir of author and poet David McKain. It his his coming of age as a poor boy in "God's country, " a small oil town in the Allegheny Mountains. His parents were devoutly religious but the overwhelming nature of their struggles provides him with a very loose reign. His experiences of maneuvering around control leads him into trouble sometimes but also towards self-possession and joy in life. By the author of "The Common Life, " "In Touch, " and "The Whole Earth." 257p.
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Good. Shipped within 24 hrs of purchase. Satisfaction guaranteed! The dust jacket is no longer present. There is a signature or handwriting on the inside front cover.
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Very Good in very good jacket. Octavo, green cloth boards in dust jacket, book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket has edgewear and rubbing, book has wear to board edges, toning to the text block, 257pp.