Lay down my sword and shield
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 …
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- Full title :Lay down my sword and shield.
Summary
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.
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- Publication Date:1971
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Crowell
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1971
The Physical Object
- Description:266 pages : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0690487037, 9780690487039, 9781439165454, 1439165459, 0786889500, 9780786889501
- oclc:ocm00222467
- LC Classification:PZ4.B9585
- Dewey Decimal:813/.5/4
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