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It closes in 1932, eleven years before publication of The Big Rock Candy Mountain, which Stegner composed between 1937 and 1940â¦. Most of the gals in the club had read and liked Crossing to Safety and thought it was time we try another of his books. Among his later novels are The Preacher and the Slave (1950; later titled Joe Hill:… He is the guy who popularized the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain". Notes. Series Title: American century series, S-19. List Price: 17.00* * Individual store prices may vary. } .measureGuideCenteredImage{text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding:0}.heightG2S2SizeChartPC{width:100%;overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:overlay}.leftAlignment{padding-left:4%}.sizeChartPcBrandLogo{max-height:60px}#wrapper{overflow:auto}#tabContent{position:relative}#spinnerContainer{display:none;z-index:1000;top:0;left:0;height:100%;width:100%;position:absolute;background:rgba(255,255,255,.8) center 30px no-repeat}.rightAlignment{padding-right:4%}#tabContent.loadingSpinnerSizeChart{overflow:hidden}#tabContent.loadingSpinnerSizeChart #spinnerContainer{display:block} This is when the debut story in this series first was printed and it is titled Big Rock Candy Mountain. Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1983. The Big Rock Candy Mountain . The first edition of the novel was published in 1943, and was written by Wallace Stegner. 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