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Book Review of Ironweed

Ironweed
Ironweed
Author: William J. Kennedy
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Substores
Book Type: Paperback
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This is the third novel in Kennedy's Albany Trilogy. Set in the 1930s, it explores the world of vagabonds through Francis Phelan, former baseball player turned hobo. Although the trilogy has recurring characters, one need not have read the previous two novels--LEGS and BILLY PHELAN'S GREATEST GAME--to appreciate this beautiful story.