Clement County
Tales of Mystery & Intrigue from Kentucky
The JSF has just released Clement County: Tales of Mystery & Intrigue from Kentucky. Everything from gritty reality to the supernatural rears its head in the new short story collection from Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet.
Clement County zeros in on the characters, plots, and locales that make this fictional southeastern Kentucky county come to life.
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Allan Eckert’s Winning of America Series
This Jesse Stuart Foundation best-selling series details accounts of frontiersmen and Native Americans and many dramatic events of the time period. Many years of research went into this popular series that also tells the story of wilderness America itself, its penetration and settlement.
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Jesse Stuart Junior Books
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#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #4 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 Appalachian Values, Loyal Jones
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#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 Twilight of Empire, Allan W. Eckert #3 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood #4 (tie) A Jesse Stuart Reader, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) The Tall Woman, Wilma Dykeman #5 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #5 (tie) The [...]
Stuart’s writings part of catalyst for current rebirth of interest in Appalachian literature
“A Jesse Stuart Reader” is a collection of 18 short stories, excerpts from “God’s Oddling,” “The Thread That Runs So True,” and “The Year of My Rebirth,” and 26 poems. The book was designed for junior high and high school readers, so it includes study questions for each entry in the book. This book also includes an “Author’s Introduction” to each selection that explains the real-life circumstances that inspired [...]
Regional Readers to meet June 29; A Jesse Stuart Reader focus
The Regional Readers book group meets Tuesday, June 29 in the JSF Conference Room. Coffee and conversation at 2:00 pm; book discussion at 2:30 pm. We will wear masks and practice social distancing. The June selection is A Jesse Stuart Reader, a collection of works by Jesse Stuart. Enter the world of Jesse Stuart. The scene is eastern Kentucky, the hills, the mountains, the forests, the rivers, a land [...]
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#1 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #3 (tie) The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #3 (tie) Daughter of the Legend, Jesse Stuart #3 (tie) The Far Family, Wilma Dykeman #3 (tie) Return the Innocent Earth, Wilma Dykeman #4 The Tall Woman, Wilma Dykeman #5 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert