Sow the Seeds of Hemp
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| Author | Gary Jennings |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 1976 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9780393335705 |
Sow the Seeds of Hemp is a 1976 novel by Gary Jennings. It tells the story of two men, Virgil Stewart and John Murrell, both former members of the same outlaw gang, as one risks his life to bring the other to justice.[1]
Reception
[edit]Kirkus Reviews considered it to be "(a) true story as authentic as a hanging", but less funny than Jennings' earlier novel The Terrible Teague Bunch.[2]
The New York Times called it "entertaining";[3] however, People noted that it "flopped".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Jennings, Gary (1976). Sow the Seeds of Hemp. W W NORTON & Company Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-393-33570-5. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Paperbacks: New and Noteworthy, in The New York Times; published January 17, 1982
- ^ Gary Jennings Makes Like Marco Polo and Returns with His Own Tall Tale, the Journeyer, by James McBride; in People; published May 14, 1984; retrieved March 20, 2020
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