The Colony is an account of that special, pivotal time in a person's life when innocence is lost and another road taken. John Bowers joins an oddball group of young men trying to become writers in Marshall, Illinois, under the guidance of Lowney T. Handy, the only female on the premises. She is a messianic married woman who mentored and supported a young James Jones while he wrote From Here to Eternity and who still holds him under her spell. Bowers leaves the love of his life in Tennessee, the unforgettable Juanita, and ...
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The Colony is an account of that special, pivotal time in a person's life when innocence is lost and another road taken. John Bowers joins an oddball group of young men trying to become writers in Marshall, Illinois, under the guidance of Lowney T. Handy, the only female on the premises. She is a messianic married woman who mentored and supported a young James Jones while he wrote From Here to Eternity and who still holds him under her spell. Bowers leaves the love of his life in Tennessee, the unforgettable Juanita, and arrives at the Colony. He gets a barracks-like room, a cot and a desk on which he puts his Underwood Noiseless typewriter. He gets hot Jell-O and large-curd cottage cheese, but no newspapers or radio. (All lies!) Because he is told that women and marriage ruin a writer's life, he is drawn to sporting houses in Terre Haute. He takes a hallucinatory cross-country trip, partly by motorcycle, to visit Jones and Mrs. Handy in winter quarters in Tucson, where he meets a disheveled Montgomery Clift, who's about to star in From Here to Eternity. Back in Marshall, Norman Mailer comes to call. Memorable characters abound, and there are surprises galore. Bowers gets attacked-his head is played like a xylophone against a radiator by a mad fellow colonist-and Juanita calls and wants to fly up. He writes a novel called The Thirst of Youth that is never published, and he learns that all the freedom he has dreamed of may not compare with all he has lost. John Bowers was born, raised and educated in Tennessee. He is married and divides his time between New York City and a cabin in the Catskills. ........ "[The Colony] is an excellent book, a durable book, that tells much more than it says." - The New Yorker "An adventure in the rich American vein that runs from Mark Twain to Charles Portis." - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times "A rich, powerful, funny, and ultimately heart-breaking memoir." - The New York Times Sunday Book Review
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Add this copy of The Colony to cart. $8.14, good condition, Sold by AmazingBooksPGH rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton.
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Good. Size: 7x5x0; Sturdy ex-library copy with dust jacket enclosed in plastic. Tape stains inside front and back covers. Library stamp and former owner's name inside front cover. Page edges show some staining. Text unmarked. AKL.
Add this copy of The Colony to cart. $8.47, good condition, Sold by Best and Fastest Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wantage, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton Books.
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Good. 1971 Dutton, hardcover. Jacket has mild wear and tear, binding solid, text unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
Add this copy of The Colony to cart. $13.50, very good condition, Sold by Ken's Collectibles rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olmsted Falls, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton Books.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 235 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st edition with DJ as pictured. Binding strong, pages tight. No marks or writing. 1st blank page corner clipped. DJ shows normal wear with edge tears
Add this copy of The Colony to cart. $14.50, very good condition, Sold by Nilbog Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. This is a Near Fine copy of the first edition (1st printing). In a Near Fine dust jacket. No chips, tears or internal writing. There is a small (appears to be a coffee drip) to the front leading edge but does not creep into the text.
Add this copy of Colony to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Shaker Mill Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Stockbridge, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by E.F. Dutton.
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Good in Fair jacket. Book Unclipped pictorial dust jacket soiled and age-toned with closed tear to rear flap fold. Tight binding, solid boards with sharp corners, bright black lettering to spine strip, clean, unmarked pages throughout. 1st edition.
Add this copy of The Colony to cart. $24.00, very good condition, Sold by BARRY'S BARGAIN BIN rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ISLIP TERRACE, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton Books.
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Very good; Collectible. The softcover only stated Pocket Edition from January 1973. Both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight as a drum.
Add this copy of The Colony to cart. $51.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton.