JSF best sellers ~ Nov. 29-Dec. 5
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #3 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #4 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert
JSF best sellers ~ Nov. 22-28
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 Appalachian Values, Loyal Jones #3 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 Appalachian Murders & Mysteries: True Stories From West Virginia, Kentucky, and Southern Ohio, Gifford & Pendarvis, editors #5 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert [...]
Recent JSF published book celebrates spirit of Christmas
In 2019, the Jesse Stuart Foundation published “True Christmas Stories From the Heart of Appalachia,” a book that captures the spirit of Christmas in 43 stories by 39 authors. Thirty-five of the stories are from Kentucky and the others are from neighboring states.These stories are [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Nov. 15-21
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 (tie) Appalachian Values, Loyal Jones #3 (tie) Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #5 (tie) Hie to the Hunters, Jesse Stuart #5 (tie) [...]
Important Appalachian books planned for reprint in 2022
For forty-two years, the Jesse Stuart Foundation has been preserving the human and literary legacy of one of America’s most popular and influential writers. We keep Stuart’s books in print while also advancing the works of other Kentucky and Appalachian writers. With support from [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Nov. 8-14
#1 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #3 Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) Man With a Bull-Tongue Plow, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) Simon Kentucky: Kentucky Scout, Thomas [...]
Jesse Stuart and WWII: A Family Goes to War
Several years ago, as my tribute to Veterans’ Day, I wrote about Willie Sandlin, Kentucky’s only World War I Medal of Honor recipient. Last year, I wrote a lengthy essay, “In Praise of Appalachian Soldiers,” which was serialized in the Daily Independent. This year, [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Nov. 1-7
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #3 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #3 (tie) The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #4 Gateway to Empire, [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Oct. 25-31
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh, Allan W. Eckert #3 Simon Kenton: Kentucky Scout, Thomas D. Clark #4 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert [...]
The Saga of Jenny Wiley hailed as significant contribution to lore that surrounds frontier heroine
Best known for his nonfiction work “Night Comes to the Cumberlands,” Harry M. Caudill also wrote fiction, including “Dark Hills to Westward: The Saga of Jenny Wiley,” first published in 1969 and recently reprinted in a new softback edition by the Jesse Stuart Foundation. [...]