The woods colt : a novel of the Ozark Hills /
Although more than one hundred novels set in the Ozarks were published before it, Thames Ross Williamson's 1933 novel The Woods Colt was the first to achieve notable success both popularly and critically. Written entirely in regional dialect, The Woods Colt is the story of the violent and reckl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Fayetteville :
University of Arkansas Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | Chronicles of the Ozarks.
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| Summary: | Although more than one hundred novels set in the Ozarks were published before it, Thames Ross Williamson's 1933 novel The Woods Colt was the first to achieve notable success both popularly and critically. Written entirely in regional dialect, The Woods Colt is the story of the violent and reckless Clint Morgan, whose attempts to secure love and freedom force him down a path of self-destruction. With an introduction and explanatory notes from Phillip Douglas Howerton, this new edition makes the seminal novel available once more to scholars, regional enthusiasts and anyone looking for a tale of the Ozark hills. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 297 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781682262245 1682262243 |