Poor White

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Poor WhiteISBN13:9781544663784ISBN10:1544663781Author:Anderson, Sherwood (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Hugh Mcvey Was Born In A Little Hole Of A Town Stuck On A Mud Bank On The Western Shore Of The Mississippi River In The State Of Missouri It Was A Miserable Place In Which To Be Born With The Exception Of A Narrow Strip Of Black Mud Along The River, The Land For Ten Miles Back From The Town-Called In Derision By River Men Mudcat Landing-Was Almost Entirely Worthless And Unproductive The Soil, Yellow, Shallow And Stony, Was Tilled, In Hugh's Time, By A Race Of Long Gaunt Men Who Seemed As Exhausted And No-Account As The Land On Which They Lived They Were Chronically Discouraged, And The Merchants And Artisans Of The Town Were In The Same State The Merchants, Who Ran Their Stores-Poor Tumble-Down Ramshackle Affairs-On The Credit System, Could Not Get Pay For The Goods They Handed Out Over Their Counters And The Artisans, The Shoemakers, Carpenters And Harnessmakers, Could Not Get Pay For The Work They Did Only The Town's Two Saloons Prospered The Saloon Keepers Sold Their Wares For Cash And, As The Men Of The Town And The Farmers Who Drove Into Town Felt That Without Drink Life Was Unbearable, Cash Always Could Be Found For The Purpose Of Getting Drunk Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2017-03-26Weight:0.78 lbsDimensions:0.55'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:262Language:English

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