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The sound of gravel : a memoir  Cover Image Book Book

The sound of gravel : a memoir / Ruth Wariner.

Wariner, Ruth. (Author).

Summary:

An account of the author's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon cult describes her childhood on a farm in rural Mexico as one of her father's more than forty welfare-dependent children and her escape in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1250077699
  • ISBN: 9781250077691
  • ISBN: 9781250104441
  • Physical Description: 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The promised land -- Babylon -- Alone -- Breaking.
Subject: Wariner, Ruth.
Latter Day Saints > Mexico > Biography.
Polygamy > Religious aspects > Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times.
Latter Day Saints > United States > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande .

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande 289.309 W276 (Text) 35178001524720 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

Summary: An account of the author's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon cult describes her childhood on a farm in rural Mexico as one of her father's more than forty welfare-dependent children and her escape in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy.

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