M. C. Higgins, the Great

Hamilton, Virginia

ISBN 10: 0027424804 / ISBN 13: 9780027424805

Published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1974

About this Item

5.75 X 8.5 inches, 278 pages, Brown hardcover with silver spine type and facsimile autograph on front. Near Fine, 5th printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Unclipped DJ is Very Good, one closed tear, now in mylar protection.

Seller Inventory # 2503113ShelfE-off

Bibliographic Details

• Title: M. C. Higgins, the Great
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0027424804
• ISBN 13: 9780027424805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

Mayo Cornelius Higgins sits on his gleaming, forty-foot steel pole, towering over his home on Sarah's Mountain. Stretched before him are rolling hills and shady valleys. But behind him lie the wounds of strip mining, including a mountain of rubble that may one day fall and bury his home. M.C. dreams of escape for himself and his family. And, one day, atop his pole, he thinks he sees it -- two strangers are making their way toward Sarah's Mountain. One has the ability to make M.C.'s mother famous. And the other has the kind of freedom that M.C. has never even considered.

Review

"The Boston Globe" Many books are described as absorbing, but this one is, truly, from its very first paragraph.

Nikki Giovanni "The New York Times Book Review" Virginia Hamilton has joined the forces of hope with the forces of dreams to forge a powerful story.

"Chicago Sun Times" The style is haunting and musical, and the characters walk through the reader's mind long after the book is over.

"Booklist" A unique experience for mature readers.

"Horn Book Magazine" ...A memorable picture of a young boy's growing awareness of himself and his surroundings.

"Kansas City Star" You'll cheat yourself if you assume this one is only for children.