"Heaven's My Destination" Book 1934 Wilder, Thornton

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WILDER, Thornton

[235] pp.

Longman's, Green & Co.

1934

First Printing

7 3/4" x 5 1/2"

Jacket design by Edith … Read more WILDER, Thornton

[235] pp.

Longman's, Green & Co.

1934

First Printing

7 3/4" x 5 1/2"

Jacket design by Edith Brier

Drawing on such unique sources as the author’s unpublished letters, business records, and obscure family recollections, Tappan Wilder’s Afterword adds a special dimension to the reissue of this hilarious tale about goodness in a fallen world.

Meet George Marvin Brush—Don Quixote come to Main Street in the Great Depression, and one of Thornton Wilder’s most memorable characters. George Brush, a traveling textbook salesman, is a fervent religious convert who is determined to lead a good life. With sad and sometimes hilarious consequences, his travels take him through smoking cars, bawdy houses, banks, and campgrounds from Texas to Illinois—and into the soul of America itself. See less