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Beyond Rust (Working Dogs Series) (Paperback)

by Larry Smith (Author)

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"I like Beyond Rust and find it very affecting--Good, strong language, and a big heart shining through." Sy Safransky

This novella and short stories focuses on working-class life in urban Lorain, Ohio, and the industrial Ohio Valley near Steubenville. Tales of people getting by, living and loving as America's working class.

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The novella "Beyond Rust" is joined by three creative nonfiction pieces, and six short stories. Literary realism comes to Ohio River Valley. "I like Beyond Rust and find it very affecting--Good, strong language, and a big heart shining through." Sy Safransky

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Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Bottom Dog Press (February 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 093308739X
ISBN-13: 978-0933087392
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,112,911 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Faces and Voices: Tales by Larry Smith in Front Matter
Alive in Hard Country by Richard Hague in Back Matter
Death by Renaissance: Poems (Working Lives Series) by Paola Corso in Back Matter
Escape to the Promised Land: Poems (Paul Laurence Dunbar Series) by Herbert Woodward Martin in Back Matter

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By	Larry R. Smith "Midwest Reviewer" (Huron, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a book of stories and personal essays that focus on life in a working-class family along the industrial Ohio Vally. It is meant to honor those lives by being real with them. Hope you like it.

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