That bright land
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Nashville, TN : Turner Publishing Company, [2016].
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322 pages ; 22 cm
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Set in the summer of 1866, a year after the Civil War has ended, That Bright Land is the story of Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and spy who's been sent south into the North Carolina mountains to find a serial killer who is carrying out his own private war in an isolated community. His journey also takes him home to the mountains where he was born; as he searches for the killer, he meets a war widow who helps him heal his own wounds and make peace with his past. Based on true events, That Bright Land paints a compelling picture of a violent and fragile nation in the wake of the Civil War.

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1606
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English
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9781630269760, 163026976X, 9781630269753, 1630269751

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Set in the summer of 1866, a year after the Civil War has ended, That Bright Land is the story of Jacob Ballard, a former Union soldier and spy who's been sent south into the North Carolina mountains to find a serial killer who is carrying out his own private war in an isolated community. His journey also takes him home to the mountains where he was born; as he searches for the killer, he meets a war widow who helps him heal his own wounds and make peace with his past. Based on true events, That Bright Land paints a compelling picture of a violent and fragile nation in the wake of the Civil War.
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Roberts, T. (2016). That bright land. Nashville, TN, Turner Publishing Company.

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Roberts, Terry, 1956-. 2016. That Bright Land. Nashville, TN, Turner Publishing Company.

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Roberts, Terry, 1956-, That Bright Land. Nashville, TN, Turner Publishing Company, 2016.

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Roberts, Terry. That Bright Land. Nashville, TN, Turner Publishing Company, 2016.

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