Holiday Shopping!

Recommended for Christmas!

True Christmas Stories From the Heart of Appalachia

Publishing by the JSF in 2019 and a great Christmas Gift for an adult, “True Christmas Stories From the Heart of Appalachia” is a full-color, 216-page book that captures the spirit of Christmas in 43 stories by 39 authors.

Another World: Ballet Lessons from Appalachia

This boundary-crossing JSF new release by Edwina Pendarvis views ballet through the eyes of twenty-four Appalachian women — most from the Tri-State area — who began their ballet lessons in childhood.

Free book with any order over $50.00!

Nov. 25 through Dec. 31: Receive a copy of Appalachian Christmas Stories with any website order over $50.00.

SHIPPING NOTE: To receive shipments by Christmas, please place online orders by Dec. 17. Contact the JSF directly at 606.326.1667 for express shipping options.

Other great Christmas ideas!

ONLINE SHOPPING: While our physical storefront remains closed to the public, we are continuing daily operations with in many cases same-day processing of online book purchases. Please considering SHOPPING THE JSF ONLINE.

HOLIDAY HOURS: Our store will be open for walk-in customers this holiday season! Monday, Nov. 25, through Tuesday, Dec. 31, noon to 3 p.m.

Find a book …

Use this search field for quick results!

Allan Eckert’s Winning of America Series

This Jesse Stuart Foundation best-selling series details accounts of frontiersmen and Native Americans and many dramatic events of the time period. Many years of research went into this popular series that also tells the story of wilderness America itself, its penetration and settlement.

Shop any of the 6 books in the series below, or BUY THE WHOLE SET!

Jesse Stuart Junior Books

Shop this popular book set for the young reader!

Did You Know?

The JSF has over 6,000 books on Amazon!

Can’t find what you’re looking for here? That’s OK …

Try our loaded Amazon platform but please make sure you are buying JSF books by shopping directly from the storefront link below and by making sure “JSFBOOKS” is showing in your Amazon search bar when you search for book titles or keywords (below is an example of what this looks like):

Learn more about Amazon Smile and how you can designate a portion of your eligible Amazon purchases to the Jesse Stuart Foundation:

Latest JSF News

JSF best sellers ~ March 28-April 3

#1 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #2 (tie) Appalachian Values, Loyal Jones #2 (tie) The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #3 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #4 Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin #5 Raft Tide and Railroad – How We Lived and Died: Collected Memories and Stories of an Appalachian Family and its Seventh Son, Edwina [...]

By |April 8, 2022|Categories: Best Sellers|

A White Sports Coat and a Red Consternation

In 1957, Marty Robbins wrote and sang a song filled with teen angst that became number one on the country chart. “A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation” told the story of a young man who was “all dressed up for the dance,” but his date changed her mind and he was “all alone in romance.” In the spring of 1962, when I was a senior in high [...]

By |April 6, 2022|Categories: James M. Gifford|

JSF best sellers ~ March 21-27

#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #5 (tie) The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #5 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #5 (tie) Traveling the Underground Railroad, Bruce Chadwick

By |April 1, 2022|Categories: Best Sellers|

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 been named. The Greenup Lions Club, along with the Greenup Women’s Club, petitioned Governor Louis B. Nunn to name it after Jesse Stuart, their county’s [...]

By |March 22, 2022|Categories: Appalachia, James M. Gifford|
Go to Top