num_pages: 167
description: For many young men and women in rural America, the armed services have long represented a ticket to a wider world. The 11 stories in this critically acclaimed collection illuminate the irony behind that thinking.
language: English
title: Jackson Street and Other Soldier Stories
titlecomplete: Jackson Street and Other Soldier Stories
genres: Short Stories
ratings_count: 15
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: California Book Award
category: First Work (Gold)
publisher: Orloff Pr