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Family of Earth: A Southern Mountain Childhood
Wilma Dykeman
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paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 2AB; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Discovered as a typewritten manuscript only after her death in 2006,Family of Earth allows us to see into the mind of the young author andAppalachian native Wilma Dykeman (1920–2006), who would become oneof the American South’s most prolific and storied writers. Focusing on herchildhood in Buncombe County, Dykeman reveals a perceptive and sophisticatedunderstanding of human nature, the environment, and social justice.And yet, for her words’ remarkable polish, her voice still resonates as rawand vital. Against the backdrop of early twentieth-century life in Asheville,she chronicles the touching, at times harrowing, story of her family’s fortunes,plotting their rise and fall in uncertain ... Read more
Discovered as a typewritten manuscript only after her death in 2006,Family of Earth allows us to see into the mind of the young author andAppalachian native Wilma Dykeman (1920–2006), who would become oneof the American South’s most prolific and storied writers. Focusing on herchildhood in Buncombe County, Dykeman reveals a perceptive and sophisticatedunderstanding of human nature, the environment, and social justice.And yet, for her words’ remarkable polish, her voice still resonates as rawand vital. Against the backdrop of early twentieth-century life in Asheville,she chronicles the touching, at times harrowing, story of her family’s fortunes,plotting their rise and fall in uncertain ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469629148
SKU
V9781469629148
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About Wilma Dykeman
Wilma Dykeman was a novelist, historian, journalist, educator, speaker, and environmentalist who pioneered in the areas of water pollution, civil rights, oral history, Appalachian studies, and the empowerment of women.
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