Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874833799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Donald Davis, known across the country for his unforgettable tales of growing up Appalachian, inhabits this novel as the journal-keeping Medford McGee, a wide-eyed ten-year-old boy mystified by the rituals of adulthood and the march of technology into rural North Carolina in 1910. The one automobile in Close Creek awes Medford, and the telegraph machine dumbfounds him, The modern world, says Medford, is just about here now.
Thirteen Miles from Suncrest
Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874833799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Donald Davis, known across the country for his unforgettable tales of growing up Appalachian, inhabits this novel as the journal-keeping Medford McGee, a wide-eyed ten-year-old boy mystified by the rituals of adulthood and the march of technology into rural North Carolina in 1910. The one automobile in Close Creek awes Medford, and the telegraph machine dumbfounds him, The modern world, says Medford, is just about here now.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874833799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Donald Davis, known across the country for his unforgettable tales of growing up Appalachian, inhabits this novel as the journal-keeping Medford McGee, a wide-eyed ten-year-old boy mystified by the rituals of adulthood and the march of technology into rural North Carolina in 1910. The one automobile in Close Creek awes Medford, and the telegraph machine dumbfounds him, The modern world, says Medford, is just about here now.
Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains
Author: Georgann Eubanks
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literature from our state's finest writers. Organized geographically through a series of eighteen half-day and day-long tours in the western part of the state, the book directs curious travelers to the historic sites where Tar Heel authors have lived and worked. Along the way, travelers can read outstanding excerpts from the writers, evoking the places, customs, colloquialisms, and characters that figure prominently in their poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays. More than 170 writers from the past and present are featured in this volume, including Sequoyah, Elizabeth Spencer, Fred Chappell, Charles Frazier, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Robert Morgan, William Bartram, Gail Godwin, O. Henry, Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anne Tyler, Lillian Jackson Braun, Nina Simone, and Romulus Linney. Each tour provides information about the libraries, museums, colleges, bookstores, and other venues open to the public where writers regularly present their work or are represented in exhibits, events, performances, and festivals.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literature from our state's finest writers. Organized geographically through a series of eighteen half-day and day-long tours in the western part of the state, the book directs curious travelers to the historic sites where Tar Heel authors have lived and worked. Along the way, travelers can read outstanding excerpts from the writers, evoking the places, customs, colloquialisms, and characters that figure prominently in their poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays. More than 170 writers from the past and present are featured in this volume, including Sequoyah, Elizabeth Spencer, Fred Chappell, Charles Frazier, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Robert Morgan, William Bartram, Gail Godwin, O. Henry, Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anne Tyler, Lillian Jackson Braun, Nina Simone, and Romulus Linney. Each tour provides information about the libraries, museums, colleges, bookstores, and other venues open to the public where writers regularly present their work or are represented in exhibits, events, performances, and festivals.
Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
Author:
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458715884
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458715884
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains (Volume 1 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)
Author:
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458716104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458716104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)
Author:
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458716031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458716031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
American Historical Fiction
Author: Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313089337
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This publication will fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. ^IAmerican Historical Fiction^R contains over 3,000 titles set in states and historical regions of the United States. Entries are organized by time period. The newest titles, as well as old favorites, are covered. The volume is indexed by author, title, genre, subject, and geographic setting.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313089337
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This publication will fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. ^IAmerican Historical Fiction^R contains over 3,000 titles set in states and historical regions of the United States. Entries are organized by time period. The newest titles, as well as old favorites, are covered. The volume is indexed by author, title, genre, subject, and geographic setting.
America in Historical Fiction
Author: Vandelia L. Vanmeter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313080275
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Portrayals of America's people, places, and events in historical fiction integrate literature with history and make an exciting supplement to U.S. history classes. This book helps educators and students locate the best in classic and contemporary fiction in this subject area. Arranged in major chronological divisions of U.S. history, the annotated entries include standard bibliographic information, time period, subject, location, research base (if known), and whether the title is more appropriate for mature students or younger secondary students. VanMeter often lists prequels and sequels or notes when a title is more than 600 pages long. Extensive indexing provides access to entries on a wide variety of topics, from women, immigrants, and ethnic groups to military, political, and social events.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313080275
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Portrayals of America's people, places, and events in historical fiction integrate literature with history and make an exciting supplement to U.S. history classes. This book helps educators and students locate the best in classic and contemporary fiction in this subject area. Arranged in major chronological divisions of U.S. history, the annotated entries include standard bibliographic information, time period, subject, location, research base (if known), and whether the title is more appropriate for mature students or younger secondary students. VanMeter often lists prequels and sequels or notes when a title is more than 600 pages long. Extensive indexing provides access to entries on a wide variety of topics, from women, immigrants, and ethnic groups to military, political, and social events.
Wisdom Tales from Around the World
Author: Heather Forest
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874834796
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A collection of traditional stories from around the world, reflecting the cumulative wisdom of Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American cultures.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874834796
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A collection of traditional stories from around the world, reflecting the cumulative wisdom of Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, African, and Native American cultures.
Listening for the Crack of Dawn
Author: Donald Davis
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874836059
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Describes the experiences of a young boy growing up in western North Carolina during the fifties and sixties.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874836059
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Describes the experiences of a young boy growing up in western North Carolina during the fifties and sixties.
Laughter in Appalachia
Author: Loyal Jones
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874830323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION OF YARNS TOLD SIMPLY AND ELOQUENTLY BY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FOR WHOM HUMOR IS A WAY OF LIFE.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874830323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION OF YARNS TOLD SIMPLY AND ELOQUENTLY BY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FOR WHOM HUMOR IS A WAY OF LIFE.