Rode

Name: Rode
Price: 10.95 USD
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ISBN: 9780826350305

ISBN-10: 0826350305

ISBN-13: 9780826350305

Edition: 2012

Authors: Thomas Fox Averill

List price: $19.95

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When Thomas Fox Averill first heard Jimmy Driftwood's ballad "Tennessee Stud," he found the song hauntingly compelling. As he began to imagine the story behind the lyrics, he set out to research the song's history--a tale from "along about eighteen and twenty-five" of the legendary exploits of the greatest horse that ever lived, the "Tennessee Stud," and his owner.Traveling the same route the song chronicles, from Tennessee into Arkansas, through Texas and into Mexico, Averill visited racetracks, Spanish missions, historical museums, a living history farm, and national parks, inventing characters of his own along the way. His novel captures the spirit of the ballad while telling the story…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 2/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.704

Thomas Fox Averill's rode and Secrets of the Tsil Cafe: A Novel with Recipes are also available from the University of New Mexico Press. He teaches at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.