01725cam a2200361 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007101500190008801600180010702000270012503500130015203500210016504000250018604200080021104300120021905000290023110000270026024500640028730000230035150501530037452006050052765000240113265100440115665100270120065500240122765500190125165500250127065500260129565500220132165500200134323019168OSt20251029123309.0230314s2012    txu           000 1 eng c  a  2022513077  aGBB3009222bnb7 a0160744952Uk  a854430628q(paperback)  a23019168  a(OCoLC)780396087  aKUSNbengerdacKUSN  apcc  an-usu--00aPS3569.M537914bS54 20121 aSmith, R. T.,eauthor.10afire insurance theory and practice bstories /cR.T. Smith.  a272 pages ;c23 cm0 aThaddeus: Wretch like me -- Blaine: Ina Grove ;. Maggard ; Rose-handled pistol ; Widow -- And: Thurston ; Cooper's ; Like a hawk's interest in wind.  aIn this collection of short stories, Smith conveys his attention to the natural world, his ear for mountain dialect and wit (both a century ago and today), his love of horses and his conviction that, even if violence is inevitable, it must be treated with dignity, that even those who resort to force on behalf of their community must bear the responsibility and carry the scars. Although these Appalachian stories are, in genre terms, akin to mysteries, it is the greater Mystery that Smith's characters pursue as they lead the reader through the shadows in search of the light--Cf. page 4 of cover. 7aCivilization.2fast 0aSouthern StatesxCivilizationvFiction. 7aSouthern States.2fast 7ashort stories.2aat 7aFiction.2fast 7aShort stories.2fast 7aShort stories.2lcgft 7aNouvelles.2rvmgf 7aFiction.2lcgft