Montana 1948

ISBN-10
0330336797
ISBN-13
9780330336796
Series
Montana 1948
Category
American fiction
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Pan
Authors
Larry Watson, Lawrence Watson

Description

This tale of lost innocence and adulthood gained has its roots in the events of summer, 1948. It is at that time in Montana, childhood home of David Hayden, that the memories of those closest to the then 12-year-old David are revealed, showing him that truth is not what he had believed it to be.

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