The Battle of Pollocks Crossing (1985)

by J.L. Carr

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A story recounted by an English school teacher of his experience indrought- ravaged South Dakota during the 1930's. The conflict between the liberals and the dominant conservatism of the mid-West points out disturbing elements in the American way of life.

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I struggled reading this first time round until I realised J.L.Carr had spent a year in smalltown US.

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Emeis, Marijke	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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A Month in the Country | The Harpole Report | The Battle of Pollocks Crossing by Books LLC

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De slag bij Pollocks Crossing

Original title

The Battle of Pollocks Crossing

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Original publication date

1985

People/Characters

George Gidner

Henry Farewell

Important places

Palisades, South Dakota, USA

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First words

"No, not if ten Vice-Presidents and each with two heads on his neck were coming to unveil it," Mr Gidner said sourly.

Quotations

Gidner, my young friend, I like less and less the way I live, the way I have always lived and the way I was brought up to believe all good Americans should seek to live.

"Ah, our Englishman!" High School Principal Moskvin said. "You must be processed by our Behavioural Acceptability Battery. Unless you harbour anti-social traits or dotalistic deviationary trends, you need fear nothing."
He ... handed George a sheaf of questions, each succeeded by AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE/UNAPPREHENDED.

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Kemp, Peter

Bawden, Nina

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A story recounted by an English school teacher of his experience indrought- ravaged South Dakota during the 1930's. The conflict between the liberals and the dominant conservatism of the mid-West points out disturbing elements in the American way of life.

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A teacher from Bradford goes on a year's exchange to Palisades, South Dakota.

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