THE HOMESMAN. by Swarthout, Glendon.

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THE HOMESMAN.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of the frontier in the 1850s, and of two ornery, strong-willed individuals - one a woman homesteading on her own, the other a drifter and claim-jumper - yoked together in the most unlikely of undertakings - that is, acting as "homesman" and escorting four women who have gone mad from the isolation back to the East. Basis for the 2014 film of the same name directed by Tommy Lee Jones and starring Jones and Hilary Swank. 239 pp. ISBN: 1-555842356.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

Book ID: 70583
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