That old ace in the hole : a novel
Title:
That old ace in the hole : a novel
JLCTITLE245:
Annie Proulx.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Scribner, ©2002.
Physical Description:
xii, 361 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780684813073
9780743524988
9780965495349
9780743242486
9780743240925
Abstract:
Assigned to locate land in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma that can be purchased and converted into pig farms for his employer, Bob Dollar meets the residents of Woolybucket and comes to respect their fierce desire to retain their land.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 361.).
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Contents:
Global Pork Rind -- Art Plastic -- On the Road Again -- The Evil Fat Boy -- No Room in Cowboy Rose -- Sheriff Hugh Dough -- The Rural Compendium -- Pioneer Fronk -- The Busted Star -- Old Dog -- Tater Crouch -- Rope Butt -- Habakuk's Luck -- The Young Couple -- Abel and Cain -- Curiosity Killed the Cat -- The Devil's Hatband -- Just a Few Questions -- The Sheriff's Office -- Everything's O.K. So Far -- Triple Cross -- Ribeye Writes -- Rich Orlando -- Violet's Night on the Town -- Top Sales -- Brother Mesquite -- Trip to Denver -- Used but Not Abused -- Ribeye Cluke's Office -- Quick Change -- Mrs. Betty Doak -- Ace in the Hole -- Failure -- Barbwire.