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A.D. Hopkins

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Born

Stuart, Virginia, The United States

Website

https://imbrifex.com/book/the-boys-who-woke-up-...

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction

Member Since

November 2013

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A.D. Hopkins spent 46 years as a journalist in Virginia, North Carolina, and Las Vegas. Much of that time he was an investigative reporter and editor, and part of it he was a touring correspondent focusing on small-town life. Hopkins’ fiction reflects realities and people he met in the small towns, police stations, and courthouses of Virginia. Hopkins co-authored a respected history of Las Vegas, and is an authority on early Nevada gunslingers. In 2010 he was named to the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame. In years past Hopkins taught fencing and was a Scoutmaster for an inner-city troop. Hopkins lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 211 ratings · 58 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Boys Who Woke Up Early: A Novel 4.01 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First 100: Portraits of the Men and Women Who Shaped Las Vegas 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Putting God in the pledge and on money—that’s like a sign in the sky saying ‘air.’ ”
― Anna Jean Mayhew, The Dry Grass of August

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“You repent. God forgives you. But the Lord don’t work in advance. He don’t pardon sins you fixing to commit.”
― Anna Jean Mayhew, The Dry Grass of August

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