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Author Burke, James Lee, 1936-

Title Lay down my sword and shield / James Lee Burke.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Gallery Books, 2010, c1971.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Mystery  M Burke    ---  Available
Edition 1st Gallery Books trade pbk. ed.
Description 311 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney yields to the myriad of urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat--and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers. And when Hack attempts to overturn an old army buddy's conviction, and crosses paths with a beautiful union organizer who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has, he finds both a new love and a new purpose as he breaks free from the shackles of wealth and expectation to bring justice to the underserved.
Source NBK 2/10 PPL
Subject Ex-prisoners of war -- Texas -- Fiction.
Elections -- Texas -- Fiction.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Civil rights -- Fiction.
Texas -- Fiction.
ISBN 9781439165454 (pbk.)
1439165459 (pbk.)

 
    
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