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The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

Wendell Berry

4.33/5 (3316 ratings)

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Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering. The story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack’s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack’s model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be.
"Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account . . . The Memory of Old Jack is a slab of rich Americana." ― The New York Times Book Review

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Pages:: 170 pages

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1582430438

ISBN13:: 9781582430430

kindle Asin:: B003WJR61C

The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)

Wendell Berry

4.33/5 (3316 ratings)

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Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering. The story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack’s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack’s model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be.
"Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account . . . The Memory of Old Jack is a slab of rich Americana." ― The New York Times Book Review

Format:

Pages:: 170 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1582430438

ISBN13:: 9781582430430

kindle Asin:: B003WJR61C

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