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A.B. Guthrie Jr. is best known for his historical fiction; his classic novel The Way West earned him a Pulitzer Prize. The Big It and Other Stories collects his diverse shorter tales, written between 1946 and 1960.

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“Where most writers of Western fiction concentrate on what their characters do, Mr. Guthrie concentrates on how they think and feel. It is this emphasis which gives his books depth and a sense of reality.”—Christian Science Monitor



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The Therefore HogThe Big ItIndependence DayThe WreckOld Mother HubbardEbbieBargainFirst PrincipalLast SnakeThe Moon Dance SkunkMountain MedicineThe Keeper of the KeyThe Fourth at Getup

The Big It and Other Stories

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2012
      ISBN13: 9780803240551, 978-0803240551
      ISBN10: 0803240554

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A.B. Guthrie Jr. is best known for his historical fiction; his classic novel The Way West earned him a Pulitzer Prize. The Big It and Other Stories collects his diverse shorter tales, written between 1946 and 1960.

      Trade Review

      “Where most writers of Western fiction concentrate on what their characters do, Mr. Guthrie concentrates on how they think and feel. It is this emphasis which gives his books depth and a sense of reality.”—Christian Science Monitor



      Table of Contents
      The Therefore HogThe Big ItIndependence DayThe WreckOld Mother HubbardEbbieBargainFirst PrincipalLast SnakeThe Moon Dance SkunkMountain MedicineThe Keeper of the KeyThe Fourth at Getup

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