JSF best sellers ~ Feb. 14-26
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #3 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #4 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart
Many Underground Railroad sites have been restored and are open to tours
I am proud to present this article as the Jesse Stuart Foundation’s tribute to Black History Month. February was chosen as Black History Month because Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two men who played important roles in abolishing slavery in the United States, were [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Feb. 7-13
#1 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #2 Old Ben, Jesse Stuart #3 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #4 Cruelly Murdered: The Murder of Mary Magdalene Pitts and Other Kentucky True Crime Stories, Keven McQueen #5 (tie) God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Jan. 31-Feb. 6
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #4 The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #5 Hie to the Hunters, Jesse Stuart
Appalachian Love Stories a great Valentine’s Day gift
If you are looking for a Valentine’s Day gift or just a good collection of short-stories, I recommend “Appalachian Love Stories.” Edwina Pendarvis, a nationally recognized scholar and author, and I compiled and edited this collection, which was published by the Jesse Stuart Foundation [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Jan. 14-30
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #3 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) Johnny Logan: The True Story of a [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Jan. 17-23
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) Kentucky Frontiersmen, Joseph A. Altsheler #2 (tie) A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 Come Back to the Farm, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) The Thread That Runs So True, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) White Squaw: [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Jan. 10-16
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 Wilderness Empire, Alan W. Eckert #4 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) Dark Hills To Westward: The Saga of Jenny Wiley, Harry M. Caudill #4 (tie) Simon [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Jan. 3-9
#1 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #3 Cruelly Murdered: The Murder of Mary Magdalene Pitts and Other Kentucky True Crime Stories, Keven McQueen #4 (tie) The Appalachians: America’s First and Last Frontier, Evans, Santelli, George-Warren, editors [...]
A Jesse Stuart Reader
High school teachers and home-school teachers who wish to introduce their students to Jesse Stuart have a unique teaching tool available in “A Jesse Stuart Reader,” reprinted by the Jesse Stuart Foundation in 1988. Originally published in 1963, the book was designed as a classroom [...]