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""Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, Tobacco Road was first PUBLISHED in 1922. "
it was NOT "set" in the DEPRESSION...
it was set 1O years BEFORE the DEPRESSION !!!!!"
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From the original queen of the page-turner and author of Madam, Will You Talk? comes a thrilling tale set in a France as beautiful as it is deadly, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. 'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times '...
Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, Tobacco Road is the story of the Lesters, a family of white sharecroppers so destitute that most of their creditors have given up on them. Debased by poverty to an...
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