The Enduring Hills

The Enduring Hills
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0813101859
ISBN-13 : 9780813101859
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Book Synopsis The Enduring Hills by : Janice Holt Giles

Download or read book The Enduring Hills written by Janice Holt Giles and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1988-08-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of Hod Pierce, a young man who grows up on Piney Ridge, where generations of Pierces have made a living from the stubborn soil. Hod loves his people and the land but longs for wider horizons, for more education, and for the freedom his imagines can be found in the outside world. It takes World War II to carry Hod away from the Ridge and out into the owrld, and it takes his city-bred wife to make Hod realize that Piney Ridge will always be home"--Back cover.


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