Uplands:
Selected Stories
Robert Morgan has found the culture and land of the southern Appalachians especially suited to expression in poetry and short fiction, the beauty of the ridges and valleys, the unique history, the laconic speech of the people, intense bonds of family and community, the storytelling gifts, and long memories. Gathered from five previous volumes of short fiction, Uplands proves greater in impact than the sum of its individual pieces. 320-page hard back
God’s Oddling:
The title of this book, God’s Oddling, comes from something my father used to call me. For years he called me “oddling” because I had gone away to college and become a writer, and because I didn’t smoke the tobacco we grew or drink the mountain liquor brewed nearby. I was recovering from my heart attack when my father died. During those last days he often visited me at my house, and he still called me “oddling.” … —Jesse Stuart, Greenup, 1960
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Reprints funded with generous donations
At left, Jim Gifford accepts the gift from Ron Cartee. The JSF has received a $10,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum’s Community Investment Program which is committed to collaborating with stakeholders to invest in organizations and initiatives that make a positive, meaningful impact on communities where the company operates. The grant will be used to reprint softback editions of three books by Jesse Stuart: Bluetick Pig, Old Ben, and A [...]
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#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #3 Appalachian Values, Loyal Jones #4 (tie) The Devil’s Dream, Lee Smith #4 (tie) White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #5 Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert
W-Hollow Holidays and Holiday Recipes
In 1987, Jesse Stuart’s youngest sister, Glennis Stuart Liles, called me at home one Sunday afternoon and announced that she had an idea for a new money-making project for the Jesse Stuart Foundation. “I want to do a cookbook. I’ve wanted to do one for years, and all the family will participate!” By 1989, the compilation of “The W-Hollow Cookbook” was complete, and the JSF published 2100 copies of [...]
Thanksgiving Hunter
As a Thanksgiving present to our readers, the Jesse Stuart Foundation offers the following short story by Jesse Stuart. “Hold your rifle like this,” Uncle Wash said, changing the position of my rifle. “When I throw this marble into the air, follow it with your bead; at the right time, gently squeeze the trigger!” Uncle Wash threw the marble high into the air and I lined my sights with [...]
JSF seeking help with important reprint projects
The Jesse Stuart Foundation preserves 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 our friends, the JSF makes important literature available to several generations of readers. We are asking our friends to help us reprint five books in 2023. In these books, children [...]