Lay Down My Sword and Shield av James Lee (Author) Burke

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<p><b>THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION</b><br><b><br>A powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past ... by the bestselling, acclaimed author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN.</b><br><br>''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.''<br><br>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...<br><br><br><b>Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:</b><br><br>''James Lee Burke is