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When his third wife abandons him in Tucson, boozing, misanthropic anarchist Henry Holyoak Lightcap shoots his refrigerator and sets off in a battered pick-up truck for his ancestral home in West Virginia. Accompanied only by his dying dog and his memories, the irascible warhorse (a stand-in... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Henry Lightcap: Add a description of this character.
- Will Lightcap
- Myra
- Hobson
- Joe Lightcap
- Claire
- Paul
- Lacey
- Mrs. Kelly
- Elaine
- Marcie
- Jeff
- Mcneil
- Lanahan
- Bildad
- Holyoak
- Jim
- Lorrie
- Marian
- Van Hoss
- Don
- Leroy
- Harrington
- Melanie
- Chuck Tait
- Jock Spivak
- Roosevelt
- Bill Gatlin
- Henry H. Lightcap
- Clarence
- Mrs. Mellon
- Tony Kovalchick
- Clark
- Helen
- Roggoway
- Miss Dresnick
- Mort
- Hugh
- Jenny
Setting & Locations edit
- Shawnee County
- Tucson
- West Virginia
- Arizona
- Utah
- Denver
- Albuquerque
- New Mexico
- America
- New York
- Appalachia
- Kansas
- Europe
- Japan
- Texas
- Moab
- Taos
- Italy
- Pennsylvania
- Naples
- Chicago
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Wild Turkey
- California
- Washington
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- Turkey Creek
- Stump Creek
- Pacific
- Paris
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Pittsburgh
- Africa
- Kentucky
- Prothrow
- Boston
- Morgantown
- Usa
- San Francisco
- England
- United States
- Blatz
First Sentence edit
...slamming the door behind her.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward Abbey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Holt
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Holt
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Awards edit
- Prometheus Award (1989: Best Novel, Nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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