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It is a hard year for farmer Drury Bell. It is the fifth year of a prolonged drought, and he needs money desperately in order to plant his crops. He has used up all of his credit at the bank and with the various merchants he deals with. However, he manages to obtain just enough money to plant an early crop. He is ecstatic when both cotton and maize plants are about six inches tall because it appears he will produce very successful crops. However, a terrible hail storm destroys both crops and shatters his dream of paying off his debts. The sudden prospect of bankruptcy brings out his fighting spirit, and even Hank Huntington, a neighboring farmer who keeps trying to buy his land, cannot convi...
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'When Prayer Fails' examines the web of legal and ethical questions that arise when criminal prosecutions are mounted against parents whose children die as a result of religion-based medical neglect. It explores efforts to balance judicial protections for the religious liberty of faith-healers against the rights of children.
Vol I 0-8063-0352-2 Mid-Atlantic States, Vol II 0-806300353-0 New England States, Vol II 0-8063-0354-9 Southern States, Vol IV 0-8063-0355-7 Mid-Western States Index.
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