Author: Hubert Skidmore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appalachian Region
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Hawk's Nest
Author: Hubert Skidmore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appalachian Region
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appalachian Region
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Hawk's Nest
Author: Hubert Skidmore
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621905500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Appalachian Echoes Thomas E. Douglass, series fiction editor The building of a tunnel at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, beginning in 1930 has been called the worst industrial disaster in American history: more died there than in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the Sunshine and Farmington mine disasters combined. And when native West Virginian Hubert Skidmore tried to tell the real story in his 1941 novel, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation apparently convinced publisher Doubleday, Doran & Co. to pull the book from publication after only a few hundred copies had appeared. Now the Appalachian Echoes series makes Hawk’s Nest available to a new generation of readers. This is the riveting tale of starving men and women making their way from all over the Depression-era United States to the hope and promise of jobs and a new life. What they find in West Virginia is “tunnelitis,” or silicosis, a disease which killed at least seven hundred workers—probably many more—a large number of them African American, virtually all of them poor. Skidmore’s roman à clef provides a narrative with emotional drive, interwoven with individual stories that capture the hopes and the desperation of the Depression: the Reips who come from the farm with their pots and pans and hard-working children, the immigrants Pete and Anna, kind waitress Lessie Lee, and “hobos” Jim Martin, “Long” Legg, and Owl Jones, the last of whom, as an African American, receives the worst treatment. This important story of conscience encompasses labor history, Appalachian studies, and literary finesse.
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621905500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Appalachian Echoes Thomas E. Douglass, series fiction editor The building of a tunnel at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, beginning in 1930 has been called the worst industrial disaster in American history: more died there than in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the Sunshine and Farmington mine disasters combined. And when native West Virginian Hubert Skidmore tried to tell the real story in his 1941 novel, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation apparently convinced publisher Doubleday, Doran & Co. to pull the book from publication after only a few hundred copies had appeared. Now the Appalachian Echoes series makes Hawk’s Nest available to a new generation of readers. This is the riveting tale of starving men and women making their way from all over the Depression-era United States to the hope and promise of jobs and a new life. What they find in West Virginia is “tunnelitis,” or silicosis, a disease which killed at least seven hundred workers—probably many more—a large number of them African American, virtually all of them poor. Skidmore’s roman à clef provides a narrative with emotional drive, interwoven with individual stories that capture the hopes and the desperation of the Depression: the Reips who come from the farm with their pots and pans and hard-working children, the immigrants Pete and Anna, kind waitress Lessie Lee, and “hobos” Jim Martin, “Long” Legg, and Owl Jones, the last of whom, as an African American, receives the worst treatment. This important story of conscience encompasses labor history, Appalachian studies, and literary finesse.
Red-Tails in Love
Author: Marie Winn
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679758461
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Updated Edition—Ten Years Later The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679758461
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Updated Edition—Ten Years Later The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come.
Belle's Journey
Author: Rob Bierregaard
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 163289615X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Take flight with Belle, an osprey born on Martha's Vineyard as she learns to fly and migrates for the first time to Brazil and back--a journey of more than 8,000 miles. Dr. B. and Dick, two osprey scientists in Massachusetts, observe ospreys and their offspring, tagging one special fledgling with a transmitter to better study migration habits. Follow Belle as she attempts her first flight, conquers her first fishing endeavour, and heads south for her first migration all while her tracking device transmits information about where's she been. Based on information garnered through twenty years of research by the author, Belle's Journey will soar into reader's hearts.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 163289615X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Take flight with Belle, an osprey born on Martha's Vineyard as she learns to fly and migrates for the first time to Brazil and back--a journey of more than 8,000 miles. Dr. B. and Dick, two osprey scientists in Massachusetts, observe ospreys and their offspring, tagging one special fledgling with a transmitter to better study migration habits. Follow Belle as she attempts her first flight, conquers her first fishing endeavour, and heads south for her first migration all while her tracking device transmits information about where's she been. Based on information garnered through twenty years of research by the author, Belle's Journey will soar into reader's hearts.
Great Lakes Activity Book
Author: Paula Ellis
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 9781591935261
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Through coloring pages, word finds, mazes and more Great Lakes Activity Book introduces children to this internationally important waterway in a fun and engaging way.
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 9781591935261
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Through coloring pages, word finds, mazes and more Great Lakes Activity Book introduces children to this internationally important waterway in a fun and engaging way.
Moody's Manual of Investments
Author: John Sherman Porter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1668
Book Description
American government securities); 1928-53 in 5 annual vols.:[v.1] Railroad securities (1952-53. Transportation); [v.2] Industrial securities; [v.3] Public utility securities; [v.4] Government securities (1928-54); [v.5] Banks, insurance companies, investment trusts, real estate, finance and credit companies (1928-54).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1668
Book Description
American government securities); 1928-53 in 5 annual vols.:[v.1] Railroad securities (1952-53. Transportation); [v.2] Industrial securities; [v.3] Public utility securities; [v.4] Government securities (1928-54); [v.5] Banks, insurance companies, investment trusts, real estate, finance and credit companies (1928-54).
West Virginia Blue Book
Author: West Virginia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Cabins and trails
Author: Clyde Ferguson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Log cabins
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Log cabins
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
West Virginia Blue Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : West Virginia
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : West Virginia
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge
Author: Ed Rehbein
Publisher: Headline Books
ISBN: 9780929915791
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
More than 100 waterfalls grace the cliffs and canyons of the New River Gorge and its tributaries. This book invites you to savor this untapped wealth of beauty in two enjoyable ways by viewing photographs of these waterfalls and by experiencing them for yourself. Photographers, hikers, and nature lovers Ed Rehbein and Randy Sanger have photographed some of the most beautiful places in the New River Gorge, plus provided maps and information on how to visit each waterfall yourself. The pull-out hiking guide will keep you on the path to your own Appalachian adventures!
Publisher: Headline Books
ISBN: 9780929915791
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
More than 100 waterfalls grace the cliffs and canyons of the New River Gorge and its tributaries. This book invites you to savor this untapped wealth of beauty in two enjoyable ways by viewing photographs of these waterfalls and by experiencing them for yourself. Photographers, hikers, and nature lovers Ed Rehbein and Randy Sanger have photographed some of the most beautiful places in the New River Gorge, plus provided maps and information on how to visit each waterfall yourself. The pull-out hiking guide will keep you on the path to your own Appalachian adventures!