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Lay Down My Sword and Shield

Texan Hack Holland, a political candidate, becomes involved with the civil rights movement, a stand that forces him to reassess his priorities and goals.

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  • "Texan Hack Holland, a political candidate, becomes involved with the civil rights movement, a stand that forces him to reassess his priorities and goals."@en
  • "Named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, New York Times best-selling author James Lee Burke is one of the genre?s true legends. Before launching his mystery-writing career, Burke crafted this atmospheric tale starring Texas lawyer Hack Holland, who is drawn into a bitter civil rights dispute."@en
  • "Hackberry Holland, cousin of beloved James Lee Burke hero Billy Bob Holland, made his debut in Lay Down My Sword and Shield, originally published in 1971. Now, re-released in trade paperback, fans can learn about Hack's colorful history, forged against the backdrop of the civil rights era. In hot and sultry Texas, Hack, an attorney and Korean War POW, is being pushed by his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends in the oil business to run for political office. But Hack would prefer to drink, look after his beloved horses, and represent the occasional long-shot pro bono case at his law firm. When Hack attempts to overturn a conviction for an old army buddy, he finds himself embroiled in the seamy underbelly of the Texas patronage system'and in the earliest beginnings of the United Farm Workers movement, led by a beautiful woman who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has. As Hack begins to bring justice to the underserved, he finds both a new love and a new purpose. With his skillful blend of engaging plotlines, compelling characters, and graceful prose, James Lee Burke demonstrates the shimmering clarity of vision that has made him beloved by suspense fans all over the globe. "Burke's strength has long been his ability to convey both the exceptional beauty and the exceptional violence of the American South." ''The Washington Post, on Crusader's Cross'"@en
  • "Hack Holland's a hard drinker, a lawyer and a wealthy progressive Democrat. He's also a disillusioned man, running a half-hearted campaign for a Texas congressional seat. But, when his efforts to help an old war buddy culminate in his involvement in a civil rights conflict, Hack finds himself rebuilding his life."@en
  • "" ... Hackberry Holland makes his first appearance in this early gem ... Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney yields to the myriad of urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat--and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers. And when Hack attempts to overturn an old army buddy's conviction, and crosses paths with a beautiful union organizer who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has, he finds both a new love and a new purpose as he breaks free from the shackles of wealth and expectation to bring justice to the underserved."--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • "Attorney Hack Holland runs into trouble with the people behind the power in Texas politics when he makes a bid for a congressional seat."@en
  • ""The future looks bright for Hack Holland as he makes a bid for a congressional seat. A wealthy and progressive politician with a burgeoning law practice and an ex-POW, he's created a persona that the party will certainly back. But the past has a habit of sneaking up on him, especially as he gets closer to the bottom of a whiskey bottle. Standing in the long shadow cast by his ancestors, whose politics were moulded as much by their wilfulness as by their beliefs, Hack's candidacy brings him increasingly into conflict with the Texas powerbrokers as well as some of his closest allies"--Page 2 of cover."@en
  • "Hack Holland, a New Deal-style politician, comes into conflict with the local Texas power brokers when he runs for Congress."
  • "Hack Holland, a New Deal-style politician, comes into conflict with the local Texas power brokers when he runs for Congress."@en

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  • "Political fiction"
  • "Political fiction"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en

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  • "Lay Down My Sword and Shield"@en
  • "Lay down my sword and shield a novel"@en
  • "Lay down my sword and shield"
  • "Lay down my sword and shield"@en
  • "Déposer glaive et bouclier"
  • "Lay down my sword & shield"@en
  • "Lay down my sword and shield : a novel"
  • "Lay down my sword and shield : a novel"@en
  • "Lay Down My Sword And shield"

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