Jesse Stuart

Clearing in the Sky & Other Stories

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Here are twenty-one tales from Kentucky's inimitable and beloved storyteller, Jesse Stuart. Full of high, rambunctious humor, quick-paced as a mountain square dance, bright as a maple tree against an October hill - these stories are Stuart in his best form - the form that has made him one of the most widely read authors in America. Read here about the man who coveted a steam shovel and stole it piece by piece, or about the celebrated eating contest between Sam Whiteapple and the game rooster, or about the hill farmer who wanted to clear and farm one last spot of new ground before he died. Although he has a sharp eye for human foibles and infi… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-8131-0157-6
EAN: 9780813101576
Produktnummer: 9122186
Verlag: Univ Pr Of Kentucky
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1984
Seitenangabe: 280 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.6 cm 380 g
Gewicht: 380

Über den Autor

Jesse Stuart is a Kentucky teacher, lecturer, and writer. As a specialist for the U.S. Department of State, he traveled around the world, and he served as a visiting lecturer and professor at the American University in Cairo in 1960-61. His work includes nearly thirty books, ranging from poetry to biography, autobiography, novels, and short stories.