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In these ten stories, Ford mines literary gold from the wind-scrubbed landscape of the American West--and from the guarded hopes and gnawing loneliness of the people who live there. Rock Springs is a masterpiece of taut narration, cleanly chiseled prose, and empathy so generous that it feels... read more
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- Claude
- Marge
- Bobby
- Troy
- Lois
- Glen Baxter
- Edna
- Woody
- Arlene
- Cleo
- Nola Foster
- Les
- Boyd Mitchell
- Cheryl
- Phyllis
- Benton
- Reiner
- Doris
- Bonnie
- Pauline
- Lucy
- Eddie
- Jackie
- Harry
- Frank
- George
- Louie
- Vic
- Sherman
- Dr. Carson
- Russell
- Mr. Middleton
- Aileen
- Dick Spivey
- Stan
- Danny
- Betty
- Terrel
- Reno
- Jeff
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Edna and I had started down from Kalispell, heading for Tampa-St. Pete where I still had some friends from the old glory days who wouldn't turn me in to the police.
Table of Contents edit
Rock Springs
Great Falls
Sweethearts
Children
Going to the Dogs
Empire
Winterkill
Optimists
Fireworks
Communist
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard Ford (Author)
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- Dewey: 813.54
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