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James Still - Run For The Elbertas - 9780813101514 - V9780813101514
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Run For The Elbertas

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Description for Run For The Elbertas Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
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 afterword by the author, The Run for the Elbertas features thirteen stories from one of America's masters of the short story. Enjoyable and enriching, Still's stories sparkle with wisdom and joy.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813101514
SKU
V9780813101514
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50

About James Still
Since the early 1930s, James Still made his home in eastern Kentucky, living in an ancient log cabin on Dead Mare Branch and supporting himself by farming, teaching, and serving as librarian for the Hindman Settlement School. He is the author of several works of fiction, among them River of Earth, The Run for the Elbertas, An Appalachian Mother Goose, ... Read more

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