![]() ![]() Note: Each Lettered set contains a copy of the advance uncorrected proof, a numbered copy, and a deluxe copy bound in leather and cloth, all housed in a handmade slipcase with exclusive foil stamping. Anyway, through my interest from the depression, my connection to it through my parents, growing up in East Texas, time I spent in the bottoms, as well as some hog experience, and the desire to write a simple story, this developed. Still, there is an echo of my Dad in the book. Otherwise, he bears no resemblance to my father. The father in here, like my Dad, wrestled at fairs. I wanted to write a small book that took place during this time, in the East Texas river bottoms, and had a simple plot with a simple resolution. ![]() When I sat down to write The Boar it was not my intent to try and write a great novel of The Depression. Also, it affected how my parents thought, lived, and acted. Hearing about the Depression was part of my everyday life. I grew up with parents who had survived the Depression, so I felt I had an idea what it was all about. Note: Each Lettered set contains a copy of the advance uncorrected proof, a numbered copy, and a deluxe copy bound in leather and cloth. ![]() The Boar takes place during the Depression, a time that fascinates me. ![]()
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