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The Bitter Roots Khairani Barokka taking in childhood before theWhen fourteen year old Pauly takes a swim in the Clark Fork River one summer day, he doesnt expect to see a boy drown. Surrounded by everyday violence in his Montana town, Pauly is determined to prove himself, navigating the awkward fumbles of boyhood against a backdrop of strikes, gang fights, soldiers headed for war, and Prohibition. First published in 1941 and never before reissued, The Bitter Roots is a largely autobiographical novel full of