Welcome to Hard TimesDoctorow's magnificent first novel follows the story of how the town of Hard Times in the Dakota Territory got its name. An early example of the brilliance of Doctorow, repackaged to match World's Fair and his other bestsellers. Reprint from Bantam. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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