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Chinaberry
E-bok, 2011
351 kr
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Celebrated as the "Dean of Appalachian Literature," James Still has won the appreciation of audiences in Appalachia and beyond for more than seventy years. The author of the classics River of Earth (1940) and The Wolfpen Poems (1986), Still is known for his careful prose construction and for the …
Run for the Elbertas
Av James Still
Häftad, 1980
344 kr
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In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still's stories reveal the lives of his people -- lives of privation and struggle, lived with honesty as well as humor. With a foreword by Cleanth Brooks and an …
Sporty Creek
Av James Still
Häftad, 1999
304 kr
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With illustrations by Paul Brett JohnsonSporty Creek is a series of short stories set in the Kentucky hills. Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of Still's classic novel River of Earth), the book tells the story of his family during the Great Depression. With work in the coal mines …
River Of Earth
Av James Still
Häftad, 1978
374 kr
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First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense of independence and the mining camp with its …
Rusties and Riddles and Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddles
Av James Still
Inbunden, 1989
334 kr
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The people of the Kentucky mountains and the southern Appalachians preserved a language alive with colorful turns of phrase and whimsical wit and for their amusement they created a rich vein of oral lore -- songs, tales, and games. James Still presents a varied and entertaining collection of …
Wolfpen Notebooks
A Record of Appalachian Life
Av James Still
Inbunden, 1991
762 kr
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After keeping school for six years at the forks of Troublesome Creek in the Kentucky hills, James Still moved to a century-old log house between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and Dead Mare Branch, on Little Carr Creek, and became "the man in the bushes" to his curious neighbors. Still joined the life …
From the Mountain, From the Valley
New and Collected Poems
Av James Still
Inbunden, 2005
679 kr
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James Still first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet. Although he is better known today as a writer of fiction, it is his poetry that many of his essential images, such as the "mighty river of earth," first found expression. Yet much of his poetry remains out of print or difficult …
Chinaberry
E-bok, 2011
343 kr
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Celebrated as the "Dean of Appalachian Literature," James Still has won the appreciation of audiences in Appalachia and beyond for more than seventy years. The author of the classics River of Earth (1940) and The Wolfpen Poems (1986), Still is known for his careful prose construction and for the …
Hills Remember
The Complete Short Stories of James Still
Av James Still, Ted Olson
Inbunden, 2012
594 kr
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James Still remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and adopted Kentuckian left an enduring legacy of novels, stories, and poems during his nearly seventy year career. The Hills …
Hills Remember
The Complete Short Stories of James Still
Av James Still, Ted Olson
E-bok, 2012
515 kr
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James Still remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and adopted Kentuckian left an enduring legacy of novels, stories, and poems during his nearly seventy year career. The Hills …
Hills Remember
The Complete Short Stories of James Still
Av James Still, Ted Olson
E-bok, 2012
527 kr
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James Still remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and adopted Kentuckian left an enduring legacy of novels, stories, and poems during his nearly seventy year career. The Hills …
Chinaberry
Häftad, 2012
413 kr
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Celebrated as the "Dean of Appalachian Literature," James Still has won the appreciation of audiences in Appalachia and beyond for more than seventy years. The author of the classics River of Earth (1940) and The Wolfpen Poems (1986), Still is known for his careful prose construction and for the …
Wolfpen Notebooks
A Record of Appalachian Life
Av James Still
E-bok, 2013
683 kr
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After keeping school for six years at the forks of Troublesome Creek in the Kentucky hills, James Still moved to a century-old log house between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and Dead Mare Branch, on Little Carr Creek, and became "the man in the bushes" to his curious neighbors. Still joined the life …
Wolfpen Notebooks
A Record of Appalachian Life
Av James Still
E-bok, 2013
352 kr
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After keeping school for six years at the forks of Troublesome Creek in the Kentucky hills, James Still moved to a century-old log house between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and Dead Mare Branch, on Little Carr Creek, and became "the man in the bushes" to his curious neighbors. Still joined the life …
From the Mountain, From the Valley
New and Collected Poems
Av James Still, Ted Olson
E-bok, 2014
246 kr
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"One of our greatest American poets. In particular he has captured the spirit and language of the Appalachian South . . . like no other." —Lee Smith, New York Times-bestselling authorJames Still first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet. Although he is better known today as a …
From the Mountain, From the Valley
New and Collected Poems
Av James Still, Ted Olson
E-bok, 2014
246 kr
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"One of our greatest American poets. In particular he has captured the spirit and language of the Appalachian South . . . like no other." —Lee Smith, New York Times-bestselling authorJames Still first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet. Although he is better known today as a …
Sporty Creek
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
239 kr
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"Hard times during the Depression and family sacrifices are treated with honesty and humor" in this YA book by the author of River of Earth (School Library Journal).Sporty Creek is a series of short stories set in the Kentucky hills. Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of Still''s …
Sporty Creek
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
159 kr
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“Hard times during the Depression and family sacrifices are treated with honesty and humor” in this YA book by the author of River of Earth ( School Library Journal ). Sporty Creek is a series of short stories set in the Kentucky hills. Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of Still’s …
River Of Earth
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
351 kr
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First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense of independence and the mining camp with its …
River Of Earth
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
340 kr
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First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense of independence and the mining camp with its …
Run for the Elbertas
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
264 kr
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In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still''s stories reveal the lives of his people -- lives of privation and struggle, lived with honesty as well as humor. With a foreword by Cleanth Brooks and an …
Run for the Elbertas
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
213 kr
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"A great storyteller . . . These vignettes of life in the southern Appalachians are an important contribution to the literature of the region." —Chattanooga TimesIn language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James …
Rusties and Riddles and Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddles
Av James Still
E-bok, 2014
394 kr
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The people of the Kentucky mountains and the southern Appalachians preserved a language alive with colorful turns of phrase and whimsical wit and for their amusement they created a rich vein of oral loresongs, tales, and games. James Still presents a varied and entertaining collection of riddles, …
Wolfpen Notebooks
A Record of Appalachian Life
Av James Still
Häftad, 2009
414 kr
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After keeping school for six years at the forks of Troublesome Creek in the Kentucky hills, James Still moved to a century-old log house between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and Dead Mare Branch, on Little Carr Creek, and became "the man in the bushes" to his curious neighbors. Still joined the life …
On Troublesome Creek
Av James Still
Häftad, 2022
198 kr
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James Still left eastern Kentucky for Europe in 1941 after enlisting in the U.S. Army during World War II, leaving behind a recently published, semiautobiographical work of fiction, On Troublesome Creek. Even as he developed a broader worldview, his work continued to draw from the agrarian and …
On Troublesome Creek
Stories
Av James Still
Ljudbok, 2022
223 kr
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James Still left eastern Kentucky for Europe in 1941 after enlisting in the US Army during World War II, leaving behind a recently published, semiautobiographical work of fiction, On Troublesome Creek. Even as he developed a broader worldview, his work continued to draw from the agrarian and …
