Farthing s Fortunes is a rollicking, picaresque tale that follows the fortunes of Bill Farthing as he travelsthroughout North America at the turn of the 20 th century.Seduced at 15 by his amorous guardian, Mrs. Fletcher, and fleeing ruralCanada for a life of adventure, Farthing joins up with an irrepressiblecompanion, Cass Findlater, perhaps one of the last great Americanentrepreneurs. Farthing s journey is also a quest, a devoted search for the love ofhis life a red-headed music hall beauty, the incomparable Sally ...
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Farthing s Fortunes is a rollicking, picaresque tale that follows the fortunes of Bill Farthing as he travelsthroughout North America at the turn of the 20 th century.Seduced at 15 by his amorous guardian, Mrs. Fletcher, and fleeing ruralCanada for a life of adventure, Farthing joins up with an irrepressiblecompanion, Cass Findlater, perhaps one of the last great Americanentrepreneurs. Farthing s journey is also a quest, a devoted search for the love ofhis life a red-headed music hall beauty, the incomparable Sally Butters.It is a search that takes him to the bustling, immigrant-filled New YorkCity of the 1890s; to the Klondike Gold Rush; to Europe, where he runsinto the "war to end all wars"; and to the rail yards and hobojungles of the Great Depression. Whether they are riding in a Pierce-Arrowor on a box car, Farthing and Findlater are always in the company of anassortment of characters: bootleggers and poets, aristocrats and tramps, confidence men and chorus girls. Wright casts a splendidly irreverent eye on a colourful period andcreates a coming-of-age tale that is a triumph of comic imagination."
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Add this copy of Farthings Fortunes to cart. $3.15, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Phyllis Bruce Books Perennial.
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Add this copy of Farthing's Fortunes to cart. $5.39, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Atheneum Books.
Add this copy of Farthing's Fortunes to cart. $12.49, very good condition, Sold by The Book Scouts rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, ON, CANADA, published 1976 by Atheneum.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Published in 1976. Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Jacket has two 1/2 inch tears. Minor wear to spine ends and edges of jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. No remainder mark.
Add this copy of Farthing's Fortunes to cart. $13.00, very good condition, Sold by Gils Book Loft rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Atheneum.
Add this copy of Farthing's Fortune to cart. $22.95, very good condition, Sold by Olmstead Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Dover, ON, CANADA, published 1976 by Atheneum.
Add this copy of Farthing's Fortunes to cart. $23.74, like new condition, Sold by J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published by New York. Atheneum. 1976.
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Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. 23cm, First US Edition, xiv, 333p., publisher's foreword, red cloth backed green paper covered boards, fine copy in near fine price clipped jacket (clds). ~ A comic novel of the adventures of Canadian Bill Farthing as he travels throughout the world at the turn of the 20th century New York, the Klondike, World War One, the Great Depression.
Add this copy of Farthing's Fortunes to cart. $30.48, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Atheneum.
