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    <![CDATA[Set on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and &quot;witches.&quot; Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds.<p><p>Rendered in stunning, haunting detail, with Diamant's keen ear for language and profound compassion for her characters, <em>The Last Days of Dogtown</em> is an extraordinary retelling of a long-forgotten chapter of early American life.<p><p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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