River Of Earth

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book River Of Earth by James Still, The University Press of Kentucky
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Still ISBN: 9780813146362
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Publication: December 6, 2013
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Language: English
Author: James Still
ISBN: 9780813146362
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Publication: December 6, 2013
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
Language: English

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 uncertain promise of material prosperity. In his world privation, violence, and death are part of everyday life, accepted and endured. Yet it is a world of dignity, love, and humor, of natural beauty which Still evokes in sharp, poetic images. No writer has caught more effectively the vividness of mountain speech or shown more honestly the trials and joys of mountain life.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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 uncertain promise of material prosperity. In his world privation, violence, and death are part of everyday life, accepted and endured. Yet it is a world of dignity, love, and humor, of natural beauty which Still evokes in sharp, poetic images. No writer has caught more effectively the vividness of mountain speech or shown more honestly the trials and joys of mountain life.

More books from The University Press of Kentucky

Cover of the book Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings by James Still
Cover of the book Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes by James Still
Cover of the book Murder and Madness by James Still
Cover of the book Madam Belle by James Still
Cover of the book Stoner's Boy by James Still
Cover of the book Exposing the Third Reich by James Still
Cover of the book Who Killed Betty Gail Brown? by James Still
Cover of the book Kentucky Folktales by James Still
Cover of the book Dear Appalachia by James Still
Cover of the book Decision in the Atlantic by James Still
Cover of the book Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky by James Still
Cover of the book Ginseng Dreams by James Still
Cover of the book The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook by James Still
Cover of the book Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky by James Still
Cover of the book Hell in the Holy Land by James Still
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy