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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.

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Nov. 25 through Dec. 31: Receive a copy of Appalachian Christmas Stories with any website order over $50.00.

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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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