The Wooden Horseshoe

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Wooden HorseshoeISBN13:9780875651781ISBN10:087565178XAuthor:Sanders, Leonard (Author), McMurtry, Charlie (Afterword by)Description:An Uncanny Understanding Of Both City-Council Operations And The Newspaper Business Some Thirty Years Ago Gave Leonard Sanders The Ability To Write This Powerful Novel About A Small Texas City And The Men Who Run It Sanders Has Combined The Struggle For Power In A Local City Government And The Human Interest Side Of Its Effects On The People Close To The Inside In An Appealing And Revealing Story Centered Around An Ambitious Water Project Designed To Further The City's Growth Different Views About The Future Of The City Arise From The Personalities Of Those Who Must Decide Some Council Men, Like Local Businessman Max Berger, Put Their Own Agenda Before What Should Be Done For The City Others, Like Dr Travis Mcneil And Wealthy Rancher Cal Masters, Have The City's Best Interest At Heart And Must Stand Their Ground To Fight For What They Believe Is Right By Working Through The Plans For City Expansion, The Men Who Sit Around The Horseshoe-Shaped Council Table Come To Realize The Strains That They Have Been Under From Their Work With The Council City Manager David Hartwell Knows That The Many Hours He Spends In The Office Have Affected His Family And Have Caused The Problems That They Are Facing In The Same Way, Newspaper Reporter Tom Kencaide Finds That His Commitment To Covering The Council And Exposing The Truth Has Kept Him From Committing To His Fianc E And Reporting The News He Feels The People Should Hear The Wooden Horseshoe, First Published By Doubleday In 1964, Shows That City Government Can Consume The Ones Who Take Part In It Those Involved Have To Decide If They Can Reach A Point Where They Do What Is Best For The City As Well As For Themselves Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Texas Christian University PressPublication Date:1997-08-01Weight:1.31 lbsDimensions:1.13'' H x 8.98'' L x 6.03'' WNumber of Pages:400Language:English

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