The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner is a revised edition published by Penguin Books in 2010, featuring 639 pages in English. This novel presents the life of Bo Mason, his wife Elsa, and their two sons as they navigate a transient existence marked by poverty and despair. The narrative follows the family’s journey through various towns and states, highlighting Bo’s relentless pursuit of fortune in the hotel business, agriculture, and illegal rum-running in the American Northwest.
Readers will find an exploration of family life against the backdrop of the early twentieth century, as Stegner delves into the struggles and challenges faced by the Masons over three decades. The story captures the complexities of their relationships and the impact of Bo’s violent and ruthless nature on their lives. This edition offers a comprehensive look at the themes of survival and resilience within a classic literary framework.
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A defining masterpiece by the “dean of Western writers” (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety
Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortune-in the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest. In this affecting narrative, Wallace Stegner portrays over three decades in the life of the Mason family as they struggle to survive during the lean years of the early twentieth century.
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