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Down Town Paperback - 2008
by Ferrol Sams
The South is peppered with great storytellers, but few are as endearing as James Aloysius Holcombe, Jr., the observant narrator of "Down Town." He begins his tale immediately after the Civil War, as the patriarchs of his small Georgia town sow seeds that will sprout for more than a century.
Summary
A rollicking tale of a small Southern town by the bestselling author of Run with the Horsemen
With his naturalistic and humorous storytelling style, Ferrol Sams has won fans from all walks of life, especially those drawn to Southern fiction. And while the literary landscape of the rural South is peppered with great storytellers, few are as endearing as James Aloysius ?Buster? Holcombe, Jr., the observant narrator of Sams?s new novel. From Reconstruction, the first World War, the Depression, and World War II , to racial integration, land speculation, and economic boom, Buster Holcombe recounts the events that have shaped our country since the mid-nineteenth century through the eyes of the wide-ranging denizens of ?our town.? Down Town offers a panoptic history of the American South, carefully observed and skillfully presented by a native son.
With his naturalistic and humorous storytelling style, Ferrol Sams has won fans from all walks of life, especially those drawn to Southern fiction. And while the literary landscape of the rural South is peppered with great storytellers, few are as endearing as James Aloysius ?Buster? Holcombe, Jr., the observant narrator of Sams?s new novel. From Reconstruction, the first World War, the Depression, and World War II , to racial integration, land speculation, and economic boom, Buster Holcombe recounts the events that have shaped our country since the mid-nineteenth century through the eyes of the wide-ranging denizens of ?our town.? Down Town offers a panoptic history of the American South, carefully observed and skillfully presented by a native son.
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- Title Down Town
- Author Ferrol Sams
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, NEW YORK
- Date 2008-10-01
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780143114383 / 0143114387
- Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.14 x 0.56 in (19.66 x 13.06 x 1.42 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: South
- Demographic Orientation: Small Town
- Geographic Orientation: Georgia
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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