Harvest of Life
by Jesse Stuart
John McCauley has assembled a fascinating collection of
unpublished essays by Jesse Stuart, a very prolific writer in many genres. There emerges from this collection an informative view of Stuart’s relationship with the land and people of Appalachian Kentucky. This book makes the work of a world famous author more accessible to today’s readers. —James M. Gifford
164-page softback
John McCauley has assembled a fascinating collection of unpublished essays by Jesse Stuart, a very prolific writer in many genres. There emerges from this collection an informative view of Stuart’s relationship with the land and people of Appalachian Kentucky. This book makes the work of a world famous author more accessible to today’s readers. —James M. Gifford
164-page softback
Hidden Heroes of
Greenup County
When you read this book, you will not find stories about Joe Bates, Terry McBrayer, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jesse Stuart, Don Gullett or dozens of other Greenup Countians who have achieved fame and prominence. This book is about the county’s hidden heroes, the everyday folks whose hard work and public responsibility have made Greenup County successful. … —James M. Gifford
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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.
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Jesse Stuart Junior Books
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JSF best sellers ~ April 18-24
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #3 God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood #4 Kentucky is My Land, Jesse Stuart #5 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart
JSF best sellers ~ April 11-17
#1 Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert#2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert#3 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart#4 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart#5 The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert
Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier
It is the mid-1700s, and England’s colonists in North America are eager to explore and settle the forest frontier west of the Appalachian mountains. This is the setting of the new book (2021), “Blood and Treasure.” The guide to this epic narrative is America’s first pathfinder, Daniel Boone – not the coonskin cap-wearing caricature of popular culture, but the flesh-and-blood frontiersman and Revolutionary War hero whose explorations would become the [...]
JSF best sellers ~ April 4-10
#1 (tie) A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #1 (tie) The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 The Tale of the Devil: The Biography of Devil Anse Hatfield, Dr. Colman C. Hatfield and Robert Y. Spence #3 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #4 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #5 (tie) Andy Finds a Way, Jesse Stuart #5 (tie) The Rightful Owner, Jesse Stuart [...]
Regional Readers to meet April 26; Blood and Treasure focus
The Regional Readers book group meets Tuesday, April 26 in the former JSF Conference Room (now Right Eye Graphics). Coffee and conversation at 2:00 pm; book discussion at 2:30 pm. The April selection is Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. In mid-18th century, anxious colonists are desperate to conquer and settle North America’s “First Frontier” beyond the [...]