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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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Jesse Stuart and WWII: A Family Goes to War
Several years ago, as my tribute to Veterans’ Day, I wrote about Willie Sandlin, Kentucky’s only World War I Medal of Honor recipient. Last year, I wrote a lengthy essay, “In Praise of Appalachian Soldiers,” which was serialized in the Daily Independent. This year, I am writing about Jesse Stuart’s service during World War II. In the process of writing about a local sailor, I hope to honor every [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Nov. 1-7
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #3 (tie) The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert #3 (tie) The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert #4 Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 Twilight of Empire, Allan W. Eckert
JSF best sellers ~ Oct. 25-31
#1 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh, Allan W. Eckert #3 Simon Kenton: Kentucky Scout, Thomas D. Clark #4 Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 The Wilderness War, Allan W. Eckert
The Saga of Jenny Wiley hailed as significant contribution to lore that surrounds frontier heroine
Best known for his nonfiction work “Night Comes to the Cumberlands,” Harry M. Caudill also wrote fiction, including “Dark Hills to Westward: The Saga of Jenny Wiley,” first published in 1969 and recently reprinted in a new softback edition by the Jesse Stuart Foundation. When Jenny was an old woman, a preacher had sat down with her and wrote out her captivity story. Although Jenny may have embellished it [...]
JSF best sellers ~ Oct. 18-24
#1 A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #2 The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #3 Bluetick Pig, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) Blue Jacket: War Chief of the Shawnees, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) The Rightful Owner, Jesse Stuart #5 The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert