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unpublished essays by Jesse Stuart, a very prolific writer in many genres.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John McCauley has assembled a fascinating collection of unpublished essays by Jesse Stuart, a very prolific writer in many genres.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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#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 [...]
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 [...]
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#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
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#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood #3 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #4 White Squaw: The True Story of Jennie Wiley, Arville Wheeler #5 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart
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 [...]