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Welcome to Hard Times

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By E.L. Doctorow

By E.L. Doctorow

By E.L. Doctorow

By E.L. Doctorow

By E.L. Doctorow
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By E.L. Doctorow
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Sep 11, 2007 | 224 Pages

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    About Welcome to Hard Times

    Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.

    Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnage–a boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakably–and makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw.

    Praise for Welcome to Hard Times

    “A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post

    “We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times
    “Dramatic and exciting.”—The New York Times
    “Terse and powerful.”—Newsweek
    “A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement

    “A superb piece of fiction.”—The New Republic

    About Welcome to Hard Times

    Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.

    Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnage–a boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakably–and makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw.

    Praise for Welcome to Hard Times

    “A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post

    “We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times
    “Dramatic and exciting.”—The New York Times
    “Terse and powerful.”—Newsweek
    “A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement

    “A superb piece of fiction.”—The New Republic

    About Welcome to Hard Times

    Here is E. L. Doctorow’s debut novel, a searing allegory of frontier life that sets the stage for his subsequent classics.

    Hard Times is the name of a town in the barren hills of the Dakota Territory. To this town there comes one day one of the reckless sociopaths who wander the West to kill and rape and pillage. By the time he is through and has ridden off, Hard Times is a smoking ruin. The de facto mayor, Blue, takes in two survivors of the carnage–a boy, Jimmy, and a prostitute, Molly, who has suffered unspeakably–and makes them his provisional family. Blue begins to rebuild Hard Times, welcoming new settlers, while Molly waits with vengeance in her heart for the return of the outlaw.

    Praise for Welcome to Hard Times

    “A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post

    “We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times
    “Dramatic and exciting.”—The New York Times
    “Terse and powerful.”—Newsweek
    “A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement

    “A superb piece of fiction.”—The New Republic

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    About E.L. Doctorow

    E. L. Doctorow’s works of fiction include Andrew’s Brain, Homer & Langley, The March, Billy Bathgate, Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, City of God, Welcome to Hard Times, Loon Lake, World’s Fair, The Waterworks, and All the Time in the… More about E.L. Doctorow

    About E.L. Doctorow

    E. L. Doctorow’s works of fiction include Andrew’s Brain, Homer & Langley, The March, Billy Bathgate, Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, City of God, Welcome to Hard Times, Loon Lake, World’s Fair, The Waterworks, and All the Time in the… More about E.L. Doctorow

    About E.L. Doctorow

    E. L. Doctorow’s works of fiction include Andrew’s Brain, Homer & Langley, The March, Billy Bathgate, Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, City of God, Welcome to Hard Times, Loon Lake, World’s Fair, The Waterworks, and All the Time in the… More about E.L. Doctorow

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Western Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks
    Sep 11, 2007 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812978223

    Category: Literary Fiction | Western Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Random House
    Nov 17, 2010 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307762979

    Category: Literary Fiction | Western Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jun 03, 2014 | 388 Minutes | ISBN 9780804163842

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    “A forceful, credible story of cowardice and evil.”—The Washington Post

    “We are caught up with these people as real human beings.”—Chicago Sun-Times

    “Dramatic and exciting.”—The New York Times

    “Terse and powerful.”—Newsweek

    “A taut, bloodthirsty read.”—The Times Literary Supplement

    “A superb piece of fiction.”—The New Republic

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