The Tom-Walker

by Mari Sandoz

Book Overview

A bold, biting novel by the author of Old Jules and Crazy Horse, The Tom-Walker spans three generations in a Midwestern family.

The patriarch, Milt Stone, who lost a leg fighting in Grant's army, is the Tom-Walker, circus slang for man on stilts. After the Civil War he takes his family west to the Missouri country. There he gains a reputation as a raconteur and as a passionate defender of the little man who works hard, fights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803291477
• ISBN13: 9780803291478
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"