Carmel credille risenhoover inscribed (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 311 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. Signed by the author. First edition. Racism, murder and the deep friendship that exists between a black man and a white boy drives this compelling tale set in post-World War II Louisiana. Not since C.C. Risenhoover's triumphant and uplifting novel WHITE HEAT has there been a more beautifully spun story of racial relationships in such a tumultuous era. Twelve-year-old Johnny Tobin, who marches to a different drummer and whose intellect, sense of humor and idealism drive some townspeople and the local Baptist preacher up the wall is seemingly the only person interested in finding out who is responsible for the murders of an entire black family. When he enlists the help of his black friend, Ben Jim Cade, a man with a mysterious past, things get hotter than Hades. Condition: Inscribed on front end paper else fine in like jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).…