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A Day No Pigs Would Die

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The introduction from the back cover-

Robert Newton Peck's novel of a Vermont farm boyhood has become a celebrated classic, captivating readers year after year with its quiet humor and poignant drama. It is the timeless story of one shaker boy, his beloved pet pig, and the joys and hardships that mark his passage into manhood. A Day No Pigs Would Die is told in a unique and compelling voice, one with all the unadorned power of a shaker hymn. Once heard, it is not soon forgotten.

The book's cover
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Cover art copyright 1972
by Richard Hess

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