Hamilton, Virginia        <br/><br/>
M.C. Higgins the Great  
Virginia Hamilton 
 - New York  Macmillan  1974 
 - 278 p.  Hardback book. 
<br/><br/> Mayo Cornelius Higgins dreams of escape for himself and his family from Sarah's Mountain, where the wounds of strip mining, a spoil heap oozing downward, endangers their home.  M.C. hopes the 'dude' will make his mother a singing star.  But M.C. must come to terms with family, heritage, and his own desires in a sudden, dramatic climax. 
<br/><br/> 560L 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0027424804 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Daydreams.--Strip mining - Consequences.--Family life.
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<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>jHam   17