A web site dedicated to Raintree County, the Novel; and Shade of the Raintree, the Biography of Ross Lockridge Jr. Raintree County is an encyclopedic, mythological, ecological, Mother Earth goddess, Civil War based novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. published in ; The biography by Larry Lockridge, is a powerful scholars look at the life and suicide of his father. Ross Franklin Lockridge, Jr., (Ap – March 6, ) was an American novelist of the midth century. He is noted for Raintree County (), a widely praised novel which many readers and critics considered a contender for the "Great American Novel," and for his death by suicide just as it was reaching the top of the best-seller lists.4/5. Raintree County [Ross Lockridge Jr] on bltadwin.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Raintree County/5(25).
Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr., (Ap - March 6, ) was an American writer known for writing Raintree County (). The novel, which quickly became a bestseller, was widely praised by readers and critics alike. Some have considered it a "Great American Novel."As the novel climbed high on the bestseller lists, Lockridge, at the peak of his fame, died by suicide at age Raintree County [Ross Lockridge Jr] on bltadwin.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Raintree County. Raintree County by Lockridge, Ross, Jr. Seller James Cummins Bookseller Published Condition Green cloth, pictorial endsheets. Near fine copy lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by the author opposite the half title Edition First edition Item Price $.
by Lockridge, Ross, Jr. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co. , Octavo, hardcover, green cloth with gilt "raintree" on cover. VG; No Jacket. Endpapers show peaceful pre-Civil War scenes of the County. Green cloth boards with binding gilt lettering design on spine front cover (a beautiful gilt Raintree) p. Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. published in 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. Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr., was an American writer known for writing Raintree County. The novel, which quickly became a bestseller, was widely praised by readers and critics alike. Some have considered it a "Great American Novel." As the novel climbed high on the bestseller lists, Lockridge, at the peak of his fame, died by suicide at age
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