Lay down my sword and shield
by James Lee Burke
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"...Hackberry Holland makes his first appearance in this early gem...Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney yields to the myriad of urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat--and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers. And when Hack attempts to overturn an old army buddy's conviction, and crosses paths with a beautiful union organizer who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has, he finds both a new love and a new purpose as he breaks free from the shackles of wealth and expectation to bring justice to the underserved."--p.[4] of cover.
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Lay down my sword and shield
2010, Gallery Books
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Lay Down My Sword and Shield
September 4, 2003, Orion mass market paperback
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Lay Down My Sword and Shield
June 1, 1999, Hyperion
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Lay down my sword and shield: a novel
1995, Hyperion
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0786880392 9780786880393
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Includes an excerpt from the sequel, Rain gods.
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This is a very interesting book. Especially for someone like me who has a Southern background.I don't know how Burk keeps it up but am glad he does.His fiction is believible.
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