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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.

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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 ~ May 10-16

#1 The Beatinest Boy, Jesse Stuart #2 (tie) The Frontiersmen, Allan W. Eckert #2 (tie) A Penny’s Worth of Character, Jesse Stuart #3 The Rightful Owner, Jesse Stuart #4 (tie) Gateway to Empire, Allan W. Eckert #4 (tie) Wilderness Empire, Allan W. Eckert #5 The Conquerors, Allan W. Eckert

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Lieutenant Jesse Stuart and the Armed Services Editions

Jesse Stuart was a man of wide-ranging accomplishments. He was a world-famous author, a respected educator, a farsighted conservationist, and an authentic spokesman for his Appalachian homeland. And, like many men and women of his generation, he served in the armed forces during World War II. In 1942, Jesse, who was thirty-six years old, had failed his physical exam when he tried to join the Army. Two years later, [...]

By |May 18, 2021|Categories: James M. Gifford|

Great racehorse Exterminator focus of JSF published Kentucky Derby Champion

The recently completed Kentucky Derby is the most famous horse race in history. Run at Churchill Downs in Louisville since 1875, the derby has attracted huge crowds for the last three decades.The Kentucky Derby is a significant part of the cycle of Kentucky life. Well-known humorist and country philosopher Irvin S. Cobb of Paducah, Kentucky was asked to explain the derby’s magic.“If I could do that, I’d have a larynx [...]

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