Unlike Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, whose novels have appeared on best-seller lists, James Still (1906-2001) never won a popular national audience. He did, however, win many honors and was well praised by a small but select band of supporters until late in his [...]
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #5 Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert [...]
#1 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #3 Daughter of the Legend, Jesse Stuart #4 That Summer of ’45: A Boy’s Adventure Story, G. Sam Piatt #5 W-Hollow Kitchen Adventure, Glennis Stuart Liles and [...]
My friend Sam Piatt died on June 25 at the age of 88. He was a much-loved man and a much-respected journalist. Like thousands of others in northeastern Kentucky and surrounding areas, I enjoyed his weekly column in The Daily Independent, where he had [...]
