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In the Texas backlands in 1885, twelve-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another "accident" that almost takes... read more
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All afternoon Joey Shipman had been killing his stepmother with the hoe, chopping her to pieces an inch at a time.
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- Elmer Kelton (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Forge
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Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0312862393
Page Count: 255
Publisher: Forge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0312862393
Page Count: 255
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- Dewey: 813.54
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