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Tom and Huck don't live here anymore : childhood and murder in the heart of American / Ron Powers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Powers, Ron.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--United States--Social conditions.
- Children.
- Murder.
- United States.
- Social conditions.
- Murder--Missouri--Hannibal.
- Hannibal (Mo.)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Hannibal (Mo.).
- Missouri--Hannibal.
- Physical Description:
- x, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- A powerful look at childhood in America from the Pulitzer prize winning cowriter of "The New York Times" bestseller "Flags of our Fathers". photo insert.
- Contents:
- 1. Robie and Will 6
- 2. Zach and Diane 19
- 3. Tom and Huck 32
- 4. At Hubbard and Hawkins 46
- 5. The Widow 60
- 6. Fathers and Sons 75
- 7. Market Street 83
- 8. A Spirit Goin' Round 96
- 9. Stored Children 102
- 10. Family Services 114
- 11. Jimmy 129
- 12. Town Boy 139
- 13. Kyle Wilson 150
- 14. Riding Shotgun 158
- 15. "Who is Robie Wilson?" 167
- 16. Postmortems 187
- 17. Leaving Hannibal 198
- 18. "Diane did it" 208
- 19. An Innocent Abroad 231
- 20. A Beautiful Day 241
- 21. Verdict 262
- 22. Jim 281
- 23. Plans 288
- 24. The Dream Palace 293.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 031226240X
- OCLC:
- 47136707
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