Judgment Hill: A NovelGarrett Benteen, self-created baron of a Vermont village, will not abide destruction of the land around him. The buzz of the chainsaw, the felling of trees, the raising of flimsy spec houses warrant more than mere headshaking - to Benteen they are calls to battle. Using his wealth and the sheer force of his personality, he manipulates friends and neighbors to sustain his vision of what the town has been and what he believes it must continue to be. Even at his most magnanimous, as when dispensing money for college educations, employing those in need of work, or providing wood for an elderly invalid, Benteen is intent on control, and arrogant in his conviction that he knows best. His beneficiaries seethe with resentment, and it is this interplay, the tension between this man of wealth and power and those he would control, that shapes this first novel by seasoned writer Castle Freeman, Jr. |
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... load . He built the load carefully , thoughtfully , the way you build a brick wall - a brick wall without mortar . There was art to the laying in of the bales so the load would mount to its full height and still remain stable of its own ...
... load . He built the load carefully , thoughtfully , the way you build a brick wall - a brick wall without mortar . There was art to the laying in of the bales so the load would mount to its full height and still remain stable of its own ...
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... load of logs . It was a load of logs . We built it up inside with , like , beams going across and short logs at the ends , and the shipment , you know , in the middle of it . We were ready to roll . Then Terry decided he'd rather not ...
... load of logs . It was a load of logs . We built it up inside with , like , beams going across and short logs at the ends , and the shipment , you know , in the middle of it . We were ready to roll . Then Terry decided he'd rather not ...
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... loading doors at the front . “ Right there ! ” the deputy shouted . “ Right there ! ” He came the rest of the way up the ladder and ran after Hugh in the dark , their booted feet like thunder on the boards of the empty loft . Hugh ...
... loading doors at the front . “ Right there ! ” the deputy shouted . “ Right there ! ” He came the rest of the way up the ladder and ran after Hugh in the dark , their booted feet like thunder on the boards of the empty loft . Hugh ...
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