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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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Latest JSF News
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 from the geographical heart of Appalachia, but, more importantly, they are from the emotional heart of the region. Many share the joy and excitement that [...]
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) The Tall Woman, Wilma Dykeman
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 our friends, the JSF has made important literature available to several generations of readers. We are asking our friends to help us reprint three books [...]
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 D. Clark #5 Come Back to the Farm, Jesse Stuart