'As I stood there on my front porch that hot, breathless July day, leaning against the column with the six bullet holes, now worn and smooth, I could see Hack's whitewashed marker under the pin oaks in the Holland family cemetery... Four generations of my family were buried there.' Hack Holland is a product of the South, both old and new. Hard-drinking ex-POW and wealthy, progressive Democrat, he stands in the long shadow cast by his ancestors. When Holland's candidacy for a congressional seat brings him increasingly into conflict with those around him, his almost unwitting involvement with a violent civil rights conflict forces him to reassess his future - and his past...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9780752842691
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88402602
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author
James Lee Burke
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2003
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
280g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
James Lee Burke
Series Title
Hackberry Holland
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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