The Pill and the Springhill Mine Disaster Richard Brautigan 1968 Delta Book

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Notable Features: About the Book: The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster is Richard Brautigan's seventh poetry publication.The collection of ninety-eight poems includes thirty-eight that were previously uncollected. The rest were gathered from five of Brautigan's previous poetry publications. The title poem uses just four lines to draw a parallel between the 1958 Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia, and the use by the author's lover of birth control pills. When you take your pill it's like a mine disaster. I think of all the people lost inside of you."The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster" (1968) About the Author/Editor:Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. He was a prolific author, writing throughout his life and publishing ten novels, two short story collections, and four poetry books. Brautigan’s work was published in the U.S. and internationally, including in Europe, Japan, and China. He is best known for his novels Trout Fishing in America (1967), In Watermelon Sugar (1968), and The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 (1971).Condition:Some staining on the front. Front cover corner bent. Shipping and Return InformationI am happy to combine shipping. I ship daily for fast delivery.Books are wrapped in paper, bubble wrapped and most are mailed in a bubble mailer while others are mailed in boxes.Postcards and photographs are bagged and mailed in a rigid cardboard envelope.Magazines are bagged, boarded and mailed in a rigid flat lay cardboard envelope. Artwork is bagged and mailed flat between two pieces of cardboard. I offer free, no questions asked returns.

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