Sow the Seeds of Hemp explained

Sow the Seeds of Hemp
Author:	Gary Jennings
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Fiction
Published:	1976
Pages:	288
Isbn:	9780393335705

Sow the Seeds of Hemp is a 1976 novel by Gary Jennings. It tells the story of two men, Virgil Stewart and John Murrell, both former members of the same outlaw gang, as one risks his life to bring the other to justice.^[1]

Reception

Kirkus Reviews considered it to be "(a) true story as authentic as a hanging", but less funny than Jennings' earlier novel The Terrible Teague Bunch.^[2]

The New York Times called it "entertaining";^[3] however, People noted that it "flopped".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Jennings . Gary . Sow the Seeds of Hemp . 1976 . W W NORTON & Company Incorporated . 978-0-393-33570-5 . 8 March 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction . Kirkus Reviews . 8 March 2020 . en.
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/books/paperbacks-new-and-noteworthy.html Paperbacks: New and Noteworthy
4. https://people.com/archive/gary-jennings-makes-like-marco-polo-and-returns-with-his-own-tall-tale-the-journeyer-vol-21-no-19/ Gary Jennings Makes Like Marco Polo and Returns with His Own Tall Tale, the Journeyer