The First Thunder

Stated First Edition hardcover in black cloth covered boards with bright gold spine title shows no shelf wear, book is just slightly cocked, has bumped spine ends and sharp tips. Tape marks on pastedowns. 300 pp with pocket and all pages present. Un-clipped dj has art that wraps around the backstrip and displays beautifully without a call tag on spine. Looks great on the shelf. In 1870's Dartmoor, a feudal system still prevailed and workers, living in poverty and ignorance, were subject to the whims and harsh terms of the landlords and masters of the tenant farms. One day a stranger named Simon Whitburn appeared at prosperous Blagdon Court and set about trying to change conditions. Charlotte Manning, the schoolteaching daughter of Blagson Court's master, shared Whitburn's dream but made the mistake of falling in love with him. As Whitburn led the workers to strike, others in the town became involved as he wins their trust. But every man has his vulnerable spot, and Whtburn proves no exception. What happens to him, to Charlotte, and to the others who followed, or failed him ends in a climax of sacrifice, brotherhood, betrayal and a tender but doomed love.

Product Info

Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc

Year: 1965

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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