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The Constable´s Tale: A Novel of Colonial America
Donald Smith
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Description for The Constable´s Tale: A Novel of Colonial America
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial North Carolina whose bodies have been left in bizarre positions, circumstances point to an Indian attack. But Harry Woodyard, a young planter who is the volunteer constable of Craven County during a period in America's past when there was no professional police force, finds clues that seem to indicate otherwise. The county establishment wants to blame the crime on a former inhabitant, an elderly Indian who has suddenly reappeared in the vicinity like an old ghost. But he is a person to whom Harry owes much.
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When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial North Carolina whose bodies have been left in bizarre positions, circumstances point to an Indian attack. But Harry Woodyard, a young planter who is the volunteer constable of Craven County during a period in America's past when there was no professional police force, finds clues that seem to indicate otherwise. The county establishment wants to blame the crime on a former inhabitant, an elderly Indian who has suddenly reappeared in the vicinity like an old ghost. But he is a person to whom Harry owes much.
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Product Details
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781605988610
SKU
V9781605988610
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About Donald Smith
Donald Smith is a Washington, D.C.-based writer. His stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. He was executive co-producer of Radio Expeditions, the DuPont Award-winning National Geographic-National Public Radio production heard on NPR's Morning Edition, and White House correspondent for Congressional Quarterly. ... Read more
Reviews for The Constable´s Tale: A Novel of Colonial America
“Donald Smith’s exceptional first novel is a revelatory look at colonial America. In unmasking a villain, the investigation also provides insights into the surprisingly worldly ways of our colonial ancestors.”
New York Times Book Review “Fans of Eliot Pattison’s Bone Rattler series (Soul of the Fire, etc.) will relish Smith’s impressive debut. Smith balances historical detail and a twisty ... Read more
New York Times Book Review “Fans of Eliot Pattison’s Bone Rattler series (Soul of the Fire, etc.) will relish Smith’s impressive debut. Smith balances historical detail and a twisty ... Read more