
Lay Down My Sword and Shield
(1971)(The first book in the Hackberry Holland series)
A novel by James Lee Burke
'As I stood there on my front porch that hot, breathless July day, leaning against the column with the six bullet holes, now worn and smooth, I could see Hack's whitewashed marker under the pin oaks in the Holland family cemetery... Four generations of my family were buried there.' Hack Holland is a product of the South, both old and new. Hard drinking ex POW and wealthy, progressive Democrat, he stands in the long shadow cast by his ancestors. When Holland's candidacy for a congressional seat brings him increasingly into conflict with those around him, his almost unwitting involvement with a violent civil rights conflict forces him to reassess his future and his past...
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery

Used availability for James Lee Burke's Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Hardback Editions
September 1996 : USA Hardback
1971 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
February 2010 : USA Paperback
September 2003 : UK Paperback
January 1900 : USA Mass Market Paperback
October 1995 : USA Paperback
September 1989 : USA Paperback
Audio Editions
September 2013 : USA Audio edition

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author(s): James Lee Burke
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
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September 2013 : UK Audio edition

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author(s): James Lee Burke
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
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September 2013 : UK Audio CD

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author(s): James Lee Burke
ISBN: 1-4712-4316-8 / 978-1-4712-4316-5 (UK edition)
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February 2010 : USA Audio CD
February 2010 : USA Audio edition

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author(s): James Lee Burke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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February 2010 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author(s): James Lee Burke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
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2010 : USA Audio CD

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield by James Lee Burke Unabridged CD Audiobook
Author(s): James Lee Burke
ISBN: 1-4407-8000-5 / 978-1-4407-8000-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
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Kindle Editions
November 2010 : UK Kindle edition

Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield (Hackberry Holland)
Author(s): James Lee Burke
Publisher: Orion
Availability: Amazon UK
April 2010 : USA, Canada Kindle edition