The Ponder Heart
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 1967.
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Edna's Uncle Daniel Ponder is quite a character in the townof Clay, Mississippi: he dresses fit to kill and is as goodas gold. But he's rich as Croesus, and a great deal too generous. Needing someone to give things to, he marries 17-year-old Bonnie Dee from a poor backwoods family.

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eBook
Street Date
10/18/1967
Language
English
ISBN
9780547543925

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Welty, E. (1967). The Ponder Heart . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Welty, Eudora. 1967. The Ponder Heart. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Welty, Eudora. The Ponder Heart Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1967.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Welty, E. (1967). The ponder heart. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Welty, Eudora. The Ponder Heart Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1967.

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