1948 Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr. (The Riverside Press Cambridge)

For sale is a 1948 hardcover edition of Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr., published by Houghton Mifflin Company and printed at The Riverside Press, Cambridge. This monumental novel, spanning 1,066 pages, is celebrated for its rich narrative and profound exploration of 19th-century American life. The story follows John Shawnessy, a schoolteacher and poet from Indiana, as he reflects on his experiences during the Civil War and the Gilded Age, offering a panoramic view of the American Midwest. The book was later adapted into a 1957 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.