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The Three Black Pennys

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  • Hergesheimer, Joseph
    Joseph Hergesheimer

    Of his novels, The Three Black Pennys (1917), the story of three generations of the wealthy, mine-owning Penny family; Java Head (1919); and Balisand (1924) are considered his best. In 1921 a motion picture based on his short story ā€œTol’able Davidā€ was made. His books lost both their…

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    Of his novels, The Three Black Pennys (1917), the story of three generations of the wealthy, mine-owning Penny family; Java Head (1919); and Balisand (1924) are considered his best. In 1921 a motion picture based on his short story ā€œTol’able Davidā€ was made. His books lost both their…

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