Hardcover
1951 · Garden City, New York
by Street, James
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. A Fine edition in a Very Good+ dust-jacket that is mildly edgeworn ; In this novel, Street tells the story of two boys, Jamaal and Malik, who are both struggling to find their place in the world. Jamaal is a young man who has been in and out of prison his entire life, and Malik is a young man who is trying to make a life for himself after being orphaned at a young age. The two boys come together and decide to join the military, in the hopes of finding a better life. However, they soon find out that the military is not the utopia they thought it would be. The High Calling is a story of hope and redemption, and it is a remarkable reminder that no one is immune from the effects of violence and poverty.; 8vo; 307 pages . (Inventory #: 124497)