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Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)

door James Lee Burke

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"...Hackberry Holland makes his first appearance in this early gem...Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney yields to the myriad of urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat--and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers. And when Hack attempts to overturn an old army buddy's conviction, and crosses paths with a beautiful union organizer who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has, he finds both a new love and a new purpose as he breaks free from the shackles of wealth and expectation to bring justice to the underserved."--p.[4] of cover.… (meer)

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Hackberry Holland is a pretty compelling character. I was riveted to everything he said and did,. He listens to absolutely no one, does pretty much whatever he likes, and is the kind of guy we all want to be. He gives up a political career for a woman and an alcohol filled, liberal life. Loyal to his friends, he takes the case of an Army buddy and the story is off and running. I enjoyed it more than many from this author. (

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buffalogr | Sep 27, 2017 |

A good JLB book but without the usual bad guy. In this case its the racist power system of south Texas in the late 1960's and early 1970's detailing the redemption of Hack Holland. He overwrote in some places but mostly a great sense of place and the chapter on Hack in Korea was excellent. (

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JBreedlove | Jan 6, 2017 |

Hack Holland is the hero, doing some election campaign, having problems with alcool and his wife, coming to terms with a past in Korea war, and meeting his future wife and happiness...
Seems you always learn about your illusions! (

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Gerardlionel | Apr 2, 2016 |

I think I'm unusual in that I have read this book before any other Hack Holland books and was therefore not reading it to find out any back story, Once again, I was blown away by Burke's writing. I have seen others criticise his long descriptions but I don't feel they are overdone as they are so good. Having said that, I found Hack Holland a truly obnoxious character. It is certainly tough to read a book where the main character is a good guy but a complete git too. (

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martensgirl | Jul 19, 2015 |

While certainly enjoyable, this is not Burke's best. Yes, this book gave me the background for Hack that I'd been missing since I read Rain Gods and Feast Day of Fools first. It was quite dated because, you know, it was published in 1971. James Lee Burke has gotten so much better.

Glad I read it, though. (

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quillmenow | Jan 31, 2013 |

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"...Hackberry Holland makes his first appearance in this early gem...Against the backdrop of growing civil rights turmoil in a sultry border town, the hard-drinking ex-POW attorney yields to the myriad of urgings of his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends to make a bid for a congressional seat--and finds himself embroiled in the seamy world of Texas powerbrokers. And when Hack attempts to overturn an old army buddy's conviction, and crosses paths with a beautiful union organizer who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has, he finds both a new love and a new purpose as he breaks free from the shackles of wealth and expectation to bring justice to the underserved."--p.[4] of cover.

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