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The mercy seat : a novel / Rilla Askew.
A girl's account of the violent life on the frontier. Mattie is 11 when her family moves from Kentucky to 1880s Oklahoma. After her mother dies, an uncle tries to get her father to abandon his honest job of shoeing horses for a life of crime, dealing in guns. By the author of Strange Business.
Record details
- ISBN: 0140265155
- ISBN: 9780140265156
- Physical Description: 427 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 1998, ©1997.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Western Heritage Award for Western novel, 1998. |
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| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Domestic fiction Fiction Western stories. Domestic fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocklin | 813 A835m 1998 (Text) | 3WJU000076842 | Stacks--Upper Level | Available | - |
Summary:
A girl's account of the violent life on the frontier. Mattie is 11 when her family moves from Kentucky to 1880s Oklahoma. After her mother dies, an uncle tries to get her father to abandon his honest job of shoeing horses for a life of crime, dealing in guns. By the author of Strange Business.