Raintree County (novel)
Book by Ross Lockridge Jr. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. published in 1948. It tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy, who, in his younger days before his service as a Union soldier in the Civil War, met and married a beautiful Southern belle; however, her emotional instability leads to the destruction of their marriage.
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Author | Ross Lockridge Jr. |
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Illustrator | John V. Morris |
Cover artist | Ross Lockridge Jr. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Set in | Raintree County, Indiana (fictional), mid to late 19th century |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | January 5th, 1948 |
Media type | |
Pages | 1066 |
Awards | MGM Book of the Year Award |
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