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Gap Creek
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High Bridge CO., p2000.
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1 sound media player (4.5 hrs.) : digital ; 9 x 6 cm. + 1 lanyard.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar Public Library (C426) - BOOK ON CD | Playaway fic MORGAN ROBERT | On Shelf |
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Published
High Bridge CO., p2000.
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CD
Language
English
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Oprah Book Club
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Robert Morgan's Gap Creek opens with one wrenching death and ends with another. In between, this novel of turn-of-the-century Appalachian life works in fire, flood, swindlers, sickness, and starvation--a truly biblical assortment of plagues, all visited on the sturdy shoulders of 17-year-old Julie Harmon. "Human life don't mean a thing in this world," she concludes. And who could blame her? "People could be born and they could suffer, and they could die, and it didn't mean a thing.... The world was exactly like it had been and would always be, going on about its business." For Julie, that business is hard physical labor. Fortunately, she's fully capable of working "like a man"--splitting and hauling wood, butchering hogs, rendering lard, planting crops, and taking care of the stock. Even when Julie meets and marries handsome young Hank Richards, there's no happily-ever-after in store. Nothing comes easy in Julie Harmon's world, and their first year together is no excep
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morgan, R., & local. (2000). Gap Creek . High Bridge CO..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morgan, Robert, 1944- and local. 2000. Gap Creek. High Bridge CO.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morgan, Robert, 1944- and local. Gap Creek High Bridge CO, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morgan, Robert, and local. Gap Creek High Bridge CO., 2000.
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