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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
September 1, 1992
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679736271
ISBN-10
0679736271
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$10.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When the Man from Bodie burns the small Dakota Territory town of Hard Times to the ground, Blue, record keeper and self-appointed mayor, determinedly rallies the frightened, fed-up, and dazed townspeople to rebuild
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnageâa boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakablyâand makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw. Here is E. L. Doctorowâs debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.
âA forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.â
âThe Washington Post
âWe are caught up with these people as real human beings.â
âChicago Sun-Times
âDramatic and exciting.â
âThe New York Times
âTerse and powerful.â
âNewsweek
âA taut, bloodthirsty read.â
âThe Times Literary Supplement
âA superb piece of fiction.â
âThe New Republic
âA forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.â
âThe Washington Post
âWe are caught up with these people as real human beings.â
âChicago Sun-Times
âDramatic and exciting.â
âThe New York Times
âTerse and powerful.â
âNewsweek
âA taut, bloodthirsty read.â
âThe Times Literary Supplement
âA superb piece of fiction.â
âThe New Republic
Editions
Paperback
Reprint edition from Random House Inc (September 11, 2007)
9780812978223 | details & prices | 212 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $16.00
About: When an enigmatic stranger burns the small Dakota Territory town of Hard Times to the ground, leaving many of the town's inhabitants dead, Blue, a record keeper and self-appointed mayor, determinedly rallies the frightened, fed-up, and dazed townspeople to rebuild, in a new edition of the author's debut novel.
About: When an enigmatic stranger burns the small Dakota Territory town of Hard Times to the ground, leaving many of the town's inhabitants dead, Blue, a record keeper and self-appointed mayor, determinedly rallies the frightened, fed-up, and dazed townspeople to rebuild, in a new edition of the author's debut novel.
from Plume (July 1, 1996)
9780452275713 | details & prices | 212 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $15.00
from Penguin USA (July 1, 1996)
9789990081039 | details & prices | List price $0.02
The price comparison is for this edition
from Vintage Books (September 1, 1992)
9780679736271 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $10.00
About: When the Man from Bodie burns the small Dakota Territory town of Hard Times to the ground, Blue, record keeper and self-appointed mayor, determinedly rallies the frightened, fed-up, and dazed townspeople to rebuild
About: When the Man from Bodie burns the small Dakota Territory town of Hard Times to the ground, Blue, record keeper and self-appointed mayor, determinedly rallies the frightened, fed-up, and dazed townspeople to rebuild
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