Fire in the Hole (Women's West Series) by Sybil Downing - 1996-04

University Press of Colorado. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University Press of Colorado, 1996. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University Press of Colorado, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University Press of Colorado, 1996. First edition. . Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. light shelfwear, inscribed by the author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Women's West Series. Audience: General/trade.

University Press of Colorado. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 1996. Second Printing. Hard Cover, Red Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0-87081-380-3 Signed by Author SIGNED by the author on title page. A FINE HARDCOVER IN FINE DUST JACKET. 239 page historical novel, based on the Colorado Coalfield Wars early in the century, and the Ludlow Massacre. JACKET. .

University Press of Colorado, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good+. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. Inscribed "To Joan-With best wishes for good reading-Sybil Downing May 1996". The great coalfield war of 1913-1914 culminated in the horrible deaths of twenty-three women, children, and men at the hands of the Colorado State Militia. The facts of the tragedy are well chronicled in history. Now, as never before, Sybil Downing's novel, Fire in the Hole, captures the human drama and impact of one of the nation's most grueling strikes. Fire in the Hole is the story of Alex MacFarlane, a young widow who practices law in her father's prestigious Denver firm and has settled for a life of ease and privilege. Haunted by a debt she believes she owes the miner who tried to save her husband's life, Alex is stunned to learn that the man is being held on vague criminal charges somewhere in the midst of the southern Colorado coalfields, where a violent strike rages. Defying her… Read More

Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0870813803 . Signed by Downing on the title page. The author's historical novel reconstructs the southern Colorado coal strikes of 1913 and the subsequent Ludlow Massacre of April 1914. ; Women's West Series; 239 pages; Signed by Author .

Niwot. 1996. University Press Of Colorado. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0870813803. Novel Of The Ludlow Massacre. 239 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Downing's powerful historical novel is based on the events surrounding the Ludlow Massacre. The great coalfield war of 1913-1914 culminated in the horrible deaths of twenty-three women, children, and men at the hands of the Colorado State Militia. The facts of the tragedy are well chronicled in history. Now, as never before, Sybil Downing's novel, Fire in the Hole, captures the human drama and impact of one of the nation's most grueling strikes. inventory #22356 ISBN: 0870813803.

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Niwot, Colorado: University Press of Colorado, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Signed by the author, Sybil Downing, on the title page; not personalized to anyone. Number line in the book reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Volume itself has red covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. 239 pages, 48 chapters, including an afterword. Although this novel is fiction, it is based on real events. The real event is the great coalfield war of 1913-1914 in Colorado known to history as the Ludlow Massacre. The facts of the tragedy are well chronicled in history. This book addresses the human suffering and tragedy and the impact of one the nation's most grueling strikes. The front dust flap has a light crease running the entire length of the flap; I have tried to flaten out and compress as much as much as possible to minimize any impact. A very nice copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!