Raintree County
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0007F2WKE |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. In 1937 he married his high school sweetheart and they had four children. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. Buckley Jr. Suffering from profound, and largely unrecognized, depression, he committed suicide two months after the novel s publication. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.. He is most noted for Raintree County, often considered one of the great American novels. His obituary appeared on the front page of the New York Times.Lloyd James (a.k.a. About the AuthorRoss Lockridge, Jr., (1914 1948) was born and raised in Indiana, graduating from Indiana University. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks
Ross Lockridge, Jr., (1914 1948) was born and raised in Indiana, graduating from Indiana University. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. In 1937 he married his high school sweetheart and they had four children. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.. His critically acclaimed performances include
A number-one bestseller when it was first published in 1948, this powerful novel is a compelling vision of nineteenth-century America with timeless resonance. 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. Throughout a single day in 1892, John Shawnessy recalls the great moments of his life--from the battles of the Civil War to the politics of the Gilded Age, from the love affairs of his youth in Indiana to his homecoming as schoolteacher, husband, and father. It continues to command attention and respect as a stylistically unique work of considerable force.. 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. This panoramic epic of the nineteenth century in Raintree County--particularly of the Civil War and its effects--was produced after six years of research, writing, and revision
One of the Best Ever Written You may have once wandered through an art gallery andwhile walking between images both beautiful and banalhappened upon a painting unlike few you have ever seen before.It was found placed in a more remote part of the exhibitand poorly lit thus causing you to give it a brief glimpse.At first glance, the quaint simplicity caused you to smile yet upona second look you noticed the unmistakable quality, the richshadings, the subtleties, the emotion upon the faces of the characters,and within a short time you realized that the artist had captured thevery essence of humanity. Shades of life both light and dark and allth. simply the best "Raintree County" by Ross Lockridge, jr., which I first read when I was 1simply the best Karen Sampson Hudson "Raintree County" by Ross Lockridge, jr., which I first read when I was 14, is the best book I have ever encountered. No other book has ever impacted me in such sweeping, all-encompassing fashion. Lockridge's masterpiece novel is epic in scope and feeling, utterly magnificent. Midwesterners in particularly will be struck by its magic and eloquence. There is not a prosy sentence in all of its 1,000 plus pages. Since I found "Raintree County", all discussions/debates about "The Great American Novel" have been irrelevant. This is it. Lockridge sits next to Shakespeare on my bookshelf and in my heart.. , is the best book I have ever encountered. No other book has ever impacted me in such sweeping, all-encompassing fashion. Lockridge's masterpiece novel is epic in scope and feeling, utterly magnificent. Midwesterners in particularly will be struck by its magic and eloquence. There is not a prosy sentence in all of its 1,000 plus pages. Since I found "Raintree County", all discussions/debates about "The Great American Novel" have been irrelevant. This is it. Lockridge sits next to Shakespeare on my bookshelf and in my heart.. B. Ryan said Five Stars. Thanks!!!