Casing the Promised Land

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Casing the Promised Land
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Author Caleb Carr
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
January 1, 1980
ISBN 978-0-060-10707-9

Casing the Promised Land is a novel written by the American novelist Caleb Carr. [1] Published by Harper & Row in 1980, it was Carr's first published book, having already published several non-fiction newspaper and magazine pieces.

Acknowledging the amateur nature of the work in 1999, Carr posted the following notice on Amazon.com: "I am the author of this book. It has a few good scenes, but is essentially 'roman à clef' nonsense that every writer has to get out of his system early on. Do yourself a favor and read ANYTHING else I've written (you'll be doing me a favor, too). Forgive the follies of youth."

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References

  1. "Casing the Promised Land". Kirkus Reviews . 1979-02-01. Retrieved August 25, 2024.