JSF best sellers ~ March 14-20
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood #3 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #4 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #5 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart
Jesse Stuart Lodge a wonderful attraction in Greenup County
While Jesse Stuart was recuperating from his 1971 heart attack, Mildred Enyart and several of his Greenup County neighbors were planning a surprise for him. The lodge at Greenbo Lake, a state resort park in Greenup County, was nearing completion, but it had not [...]
JSF best sellers ~ March 7-13
#1 The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #2 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #3 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #5 The Final Tide, Norma Cole
JSF best sellers ~ Feb. 28-March 6
#1 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #2 A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh, Allan W. Eckert #3 Hidden Heroes of the Big Sandy Valley, James M. Gifford, editor #4 Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 [...]
In Praise of Appalachian Women
I offer this essay about my grandmother as my tribute to Women’s History Month. My father was an alcoholic who deserted us when my brother and I were infants. My mother was mentally and emotionally handicapped. She was incapable of gainful support and sat [...]
JSF author to be inducted into Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame
Loyal Jones at the 2018 Kentucky Book Fair. Jesse Stuart Foundation author Loyal Jones will be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington on March 24. Other inductees include author George Ella Lyon, former [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Feb. 21-27
#1 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #3 Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #4 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #5 The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert