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Highlights
- In this family saga, generations mine the Vermont earth and come to rest in it.
- Author(s): Mildred Walker
- 341 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, General
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About the Book
Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co., 1947.Book Synopsis
In this family saga, generations mine the Vermont earth and come to rest in it. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry. The Quarry invites readers to escape into private lives worth caring about--and to feel the national history that they could not escape. Originally published in 1947 and considered one of Mildred Walker's richest novels, The Quarry is introduced by Ripley Hugo, Walker's daughter. Hugo edited, with James Welch, The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography by Richard Hugo.From the Back Cover
In this family saga, generations mine the Vermont earth and come to rest in it. Lyman Converse is too young to fight in the Civil War, but he lives to see his own son enlist in World War I. Through all the years his closest friend is Easy, an escaped black slave who took refuge in his father's house. Everything Converse values most is gradually lost to time, including the family-owned soapstone quarry. The Quarry invites readers to escape into private lives worth caring about - and to feel the national history that they could not escape.Review Quotes
"A satisfying piece of work, well constructed and well written. As a regional novel, it gives a convincing delineation of upstate Vermont in the period between the Civil War and World War One, and it also leaves the reader with the pleasing consciousness that maintaining a standard of conduct--such things as tolerance, integrity, and loyalty--can make good fiction material."--Christian Science Monitor
"A warm, moving book, a touch old-fashioned, and very American."--New Yorker
"Walker has done a fine bit of documentation on what might be called the deflowering of New England."--New York Times
Dimensions (Overall): 7.95 Inches (H) x 5.29 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .88 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 341
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: General
Publisher: Bison Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Mildred Walker
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 1995
TCIN: 88970165
UPC: 9780803297791
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-0101
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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