Ebook {Epub PDF} The Golden Spur by Dawn Powell

 · Find The Golden Spur by Powell, Dawn at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Powell wrote novels set in the Midwest, where she was born and raised in Dickensian poverty, and New York City, where she lived from the early '20s until her death in The Golden Spur is a N.Y.C. novel. The main character is Jonathan Jaimison, a Candide-like . The Golden Spur is a fine example of a specific genre, that of satire. There is also a remarkable underlying structure to this book. The careful intertwining plot and linked episodes demand our respect. The honesty and style display subtle humor, entertaining suspense, and witty commentary. It makes one very appreciative of Dawn Powell and her work.

Dawn Powell's New York novels are exactly what she wanted them to be: "crystal in quality, sharp as the skyline, and relentlessly true." LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for THE GOLDEN SPUR By Dawn Powell *Excellent Condition* at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Buy Dawn Powell Novels, My Home is Far Away, the Locusts Have No King, the Wicked Pavilion, the Golden Spur: (Library of America) by Powell, Dawn (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Powell wrote novels set in the Midwest, where she was born and raised in Dickensian poverty, and New York City, where she lived from the early '20s until her death in The Golden Spur is a N.Y.C. novel. The main character is Jonathan Jaimison, a Candide-like young man who moves to New York to find his father. Find The Golden Spur by Powell, Dawn at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Dawn Powell's "The Golden Spur" was her last novel and the first book of hers I read. The book tells the story of Jonathan Jamison who, at the age of 26 leaves his Ohio home in search of his father in Greenwich Village.