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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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HOLIDAY HOURS: Our store will be open for walk-in customers this holiday season! Monday, Nov. 25, through Tuesday, Dec. 31, noon to 3 p.m.

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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.

Shop any of the 6 books in the series below, or BUY THE WHOLE SET!

Jesse Stuart Junior Books

Shop this popular book set for the young reader!

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Latest JSF News

Winter ice storms cause order delays

The Jesse Stuart Foundation has been closed since Feb. 12 due to power outages throughout Boyd County — three ice/snowstorms have hit the area over the course of a week. Because we have no power, we have not been able to process book orders since Feb. 11, and our ability to work remotely has been limited to accessing and responding to email. We hope that you have not been [...]

By |February 19, 2021|Categories: Jesse Stuart Foundation|

Regional Readers to meet in March; Daughter of the Legend focus

The Regional Readers book group will meet Tuesday, March 30 in the JSF Conference Room. Coffee and conversation at 2:00 p.m.; book discussion at 2:30 p.m. The book group is open to all and new members are always welcome. We encourage suggestions for the 2021 reading list. The March selection is Daughter of the Legend by Jesse Stuart.  When Jesse Stuart was a student at Lincoln Memorial University in [...]

By |January 29, 2021|Categories: Regional Readers|

The Melungeons: An Appalachian Mystery

Americans are fascinated with unsolved historical mysteries. Today, for example, many thousands are trying to find out more about the Melungeons. Daughter of the Legend book cover. The Melungeons are both a regional and a national mystery. Historically, they were mountain people, but they were dark-skinned and did not resemble their Appalachian neighbors of Anglo-Saxon, Scotch-Irish, or even German descent. They resembled Indians in some ways, but [...]

By |January 22, 2021|Categories: James M. Gifford, Jesse Stuart Foundation|
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