That old ace in the hole [Large Print] / Annie Proulx.

Summary:

Assigned to locate land in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma that can be converted into pig farms for his employer, a young man meets the residents of Woolybucket and comes to respect their fierce desire to retain their land.

Record details

ISBN: 0743240928
ISBN: 9780743240925
Physical Description: 538 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Scribner, 2002.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Global Pork Rind 1 -- 2. Art Plastic 20 -- 3. On the Road Again 36 -- 4. Evil Fat Boy 48 -- 5. No Room in Cowboy Rose 65 -- 6. Sheriff Hugh Dough 74 -- 7. Rural Compendium 91 -- 8. Pioneer Fronk 108 -- 9. Busted Star 124 -- 10. Old Dog 156 -- 11. Tater Crouch 178 -- 12. Rope Butt 207 -- 13. Habakuk's Luck 229 -- 14. Young Couple 244 -- 15. Abel and Cain 259 -- 16. Curiosity Killed the Cat 286 -- 17. Devil's Hatband 289 -- 18. Just a Few Questions 298 -- 19. Sheriff's Office 306 -- 20. Everything's O.K. So Far 313 -- 21. Triple Cross 334 -- 22. Ribeye Writes 356 -- 23. Rich Orlando 364 -- 24. Violet's Night on the Town 378 -- 25. Top Sales 390 -- 26. Brother Mesquite 408 -- 27. Trip to Denver 419 -- 28. Used but Not Abused 440 -- 29. Ribeye Cluke's Office 446 -- 30. Quick Change 453 -- 31. Mrs. Betty Doak 472 -- 32. Ace in the Hole 484 -- 33. Failure 499 -- 34. Barbwire 509.