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      Bad Dirt

      by Annie Proulx
      Published
      Dec 2004
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
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      240
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      Series
      Wyoming Stories Book 2

      About This Book

      Annie Proulx follows the success of "Close Range" with another remarkable collection of stories. "Bad Dirt" is filled with the vivid characters for which Proulx has become known.

      In The Contest, the male population of Elk Tooth, Wyoming, vows to put aside their razors for two seasons, ante up ten dollars each, and wait to see who has the longest beard on July 4. Deb Sipple, the moving protagonist of That Trickle-Down Effect, finds that his opportunism and his smoking habit lead to a massive destruction.

      In every story in this book, Proulx displays her wit and her knowledge of the West, of history, and most of all of characters who must use sheer will and courage to make it in tough territory.

      Series Placement

      Book 2
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      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction

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      Literary

      Themes

      Small Town

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      Sep 2005 Scribner ISBN13 9780743260145 ISBN10 0743260147
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      Jan 2005 Sound Library ISBN13 9780792734161 ISBN10 0792734165
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