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Come Sit with Me ...and Listen to Stories I Want You to Hear...

Come Sit with Me ...and Listen to Stories I Want You to Hear...

George Spain

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Editorial:
George E. Spain
Año de edición:
2014
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781628800371
Páginas:
544
Encuadernación:
Rústica
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Come sit with me and let me share some tales about: Five boys who find a lost pony and learn a lesson from an artist who paints naked women; A sheriff who tries to save a boy’s soul before he hangs him; A southern aristocrat whose pet owl flew freely through his antebellum mansion; A turkey buzzard named 'Damnit' who makes a great contribution to science; The earth’s last giant in whose hair and beard live orphaned and homeless animals; A mentally ill and dangerous boy who witnessed a terrifying scene during the Civil War; A spirit who quotes scripture and warns a young girl against impending danger; And about bootleggers, cock fighters, rattlesnakes, a gentleman Devil, a hill lady of ill-fame, and other animals and humans well worth knowing.

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