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Author:

Berry, Wendell, 1934-

Title:

A place in time : twenty stories of the Port William membership / Wendell Berrry.

Publisher:

Counterpoint Press :

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

237 p. : maps, geneal. chart ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Port William (Ky. : Imaginary place)--Fiction.
Kentucky--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Short stories.
Pastoral fiction.

Contents:

A Place in time (1938-2008) Fly away, breath (1907) -- Down in the valley where the green grass grows (1930) -- Burley Coulter's fortunate fall (1934) -- A Burden (1882, 1907, 1941) -- A Desirable woman (1938-1941) -- Misery (1943) -- Andy Catlett: Early education (1943) -- Drouth (1944) -- Stand by me (1921-1944) -- Not a tear (1945) -- The Dark country (1948) -- A New day (1949) -- Mike (1939-1950) -- Who dreamt this dream? (1966) -- The Requirement (1970) -- An empty jacket (1974) -- At home (1981) -- Sold (1991) -- A Place in time (1938-2008)

Summary:

A collection of twenty short stories about Port William, a mythical town on the banks of the Kentucky River, populated over the years by a cast of unforgettable characters living in a single place over a long time.

ISBN:

1619020491
9781619020498

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

8USX522 -- Lone Tree Community School (Lone Tree)

EJPD605 -- Rock Rapids Public Library (Rock Rapids)

HJPB765 -- Rolfe Public Library (Rolfe)