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Welcome to Hard Times

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Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.
Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnage–a boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakably–and makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw.
Praise for Welcome to Hard Times
“A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post
“We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Dramatic and exciting.”The New York Times

“Terse and powerful.”Newsweek

“A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement
“A superb piece of fiction.”The New Republic

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Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780804163859
  • File size: 186173 KB
  • Release date: June 3, 2014
  • Duration: 06:27:51

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780804163859
  • File size: 186194 KB
  • Release date: June 3, 2014
  • Duration: 06:27:49
  • Number of parts: 5

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English

Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.
Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnage–a boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakably–and makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw.
Praise for Welcome to Hard Times
“A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post
“We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Dramatic and exciting.”The New York Times

“Terse and powerful.”Newsweek

“A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement
“A superb piece of fiction.”The New Republic

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780804163859
    File size: 186173 KB
    Release date: June 3, 2014
    Duration: 06:27:51

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780804163859
    File size: 186194 KB
    Release date: June 3, 2014
    Duration: 06:27:49
    Number of parts: 5

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English