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Book In the Hills of the Pennyroyal

Download or read book In the Hills of the Pennyroyal written by Louise Horton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geography of the Pennyroyal

Download or read book Geography of the Pennyroyal written by Carl Ortwin Sauer and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Heart of the Hills

Download or read book The Heart of the Hills written by Jr. John Fox and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heart of the Hills, by John Fox Jr., is a captivating tale set in the rugged mountains of Kentucky, exploring the struggles of a young boy, Jason Hawn, as he comes of age amidst the social and political upheaval of his time. Jason is determined to break free from the poverty and ignorance of his community and rise above his circumstances. His journey is interwoven with the life of Mavis Hawn, a girl from his hometown, whose own path is fraught with challenges and choices that test her strength and resolve. Fox’s narrative vividly captures the raw beauty of the Appalachian landscape and the complexities of its people, who are caught between the forces of progress and tradition. As Jason seeks education and personal growth, he encounters the harsh realities of class struggle, family loyalty, and the quest for a better life. The conflicts he faces are universal, reflecting the timeless human desire for self-improvement and justice. The Heart of the Hills is celebrated for its rich portrayal of Appalachian culture and its deep exploration of themes such as social mobility, loyalty, and the power of education. John Fox Jr.’s storytelling blends adventure, romance, and social commentary, making this novel a compelling read for those who appreciate both historical and regional fiction. Readers are drawn to The Heart of the Hills for its evocative depiction of the Kentucky mountains and its inspiring narrative of perseverance and hope. This book is a must-read for fans of stories that celebrate the strength of the human spirit. Owning a copy of The Heart of the Hills is like holding a piece of American heritage, capturing the essence of a time and place where courage and determination defined one’s destiny.

Book The Heart of the Hills

Download or read book The Heart of the Hills written by John Jr. Fox and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Heart of the Hills' John Fox Jr. presents his thoughts about mountain people. He describes the coming of coal mining to the hills at the beginning of the 20th century and how the outside industrialists exploited the mountains. He reveals the long-term consequences of this exploitation on the environment.

Book Proceedings of a Symposium

Download or read book Proceedings of a Symposium written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Heart of the Hills

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Fox
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 9780813131627
  • Pages : 440 pages

Download or read book The Heart of the Hills written by John Fox and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1913, The Heart of the Hills is the last novel completed by John Fox Jr. and the final piece in his mountain trilogy. This companion to The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is crucial to an understanding of Fox's views. In The Heart of the Hills Fox revises his earlier thoughts about mountain people. He depicts more clearly than in his previous work just how they were exploited by outside industrialists-those men who, in the words of Fox's hero Jason Hawn, "got rich diggin' our coal an' cuttin' our timber." He also reveals the long-term impact of this exploitation on the environment. Having witnessed the ravages of clearcutting on his travels through the mountain country of Kentucky and Virginia in 1911-1912, Fox was all the more receptive to the warnings voiced by his environmentally conscious father. From their letters and diaries it is clear that John Fox Sr.'s influence permeates The Heart of the Hills; in this work, dedicated to his dying father, Fox determined to make amends to the mountain people.

Book Life in the Hills of Kentucky

Download or read book Life in the Hills of Kentucky written by William Eleazar Barton and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Heart Of The Hills

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Fox Jr.
  • Publisher : The Floating Press
  • Release : 2012-10-01
  • ISBN : 1775560627
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book The Heart Of The Hills written by John Fox Jr. and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his entire career, American novelist John Fox Jr. was dedicated to documenting the complexities of the culture in his native South. However, in his later works, Fox Jr. began to take a broader view, including some of the external influences that helped to shape Southern life, as elements of his fiction. In The Heart of the Hills, the final volume of Fox Jr.'s acclaimed Mountain Trilogy (following The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine), Fox Jr. explores the way that outside players exploited the impoverished people of the South and the region's abundant natural resources for their own selfish gain.

Book The Heart of the Hills  A Novel

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jr. John Fox
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2023-02-03
  • ISBN : 3368339621
  • Pages : 398 pages

Download or read book The Heart of the Hills A Novel written by Jr. John Fox and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Annotated List of Vascular Plants of the Chiricahua Mountains  Including the Pedregosa Mountains  Swisshelm Mountains  Chiricahua National Monument  and Fort Bowie National Historic Site

Download or read book An Annotated List of Vascular Plants of the Chiricahua Mountains Including the Pedregosa Mountains Swisshelm Mountains Chiricahua National Monument and Fort Bowie National Historic Site written by Peter S. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Loves of Ambrose

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  • Author : Margaret Vandercook
  • Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
  • Release : 2023-09-17
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 124 pages

Download or read book The Loves of Ambrose written by Margaret Vandercook and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-17 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Loves of Ambrose" by Margaret Vandercook is a charming and heartwarming novel that revolves around the life of Ambrose North. Ambrose, a kind and gentle man, is the focal point of the story as he navigates the complexities of love and relationships. The novel explores Ambrose's romantic adventures and misadventures as he falls in and out of love with various women. His journey is filled with ups and downs, laughter and tears, and moments of profound introspection. Through Ambrose's experiences, the author paints a vivid picture of the joys and challenges of romantic relationships. Margaret Vandercook's storytelling is characterized by its wit, humor, and keen observations of human nature. She creates a cast of memorable and relatable characters who contribute to Ambrose's romantic escapades. The novel also delves into themes of friendship, loyalty, and the pursuit of happiness. "The Loves of Ambrose" is ultimately a celebration of love in all its forms. It reminds readers that love can be both exhilarating and complicated, and that it often takes unexpected turns. The novel's lighthearted and optimistic tone makes it an enjoyable read, and its exploration of love's complexities gives it depth and substance. As readers follow Ambrose on his journey through the maze of romance, they are treated to a delightful and heartwarming narrative that captures the essence of human relationships. "The Loves of Ambrose" is a testament to the enduring appeal of love stories and the enduring quest for love and happiness.

Book The Loves of Ambrose

Download or read book The Loves of Ambrose written by Margaret Vandercook and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kentucky Archaeology

    Book Details:
  • Author : R. Barry Lewis
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2021-10-21
  • ISBN : 0813185351
  • Pages : 481 pages

Download or read book Kentucky Archaeology written by R. Barry Lewis and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky's rich archaeological heritage spans thousands of years, and the Commonwealth remains fertile ground for study of the people who inhabited the midcontinent before, during, and after European settlement. This long-awaited volume brings together the most recent research on Kentucky's prehistory and early history, presenting both an accurate descriptive and an authoritative interpretation of Kentucky's past. The book is arranged chronologically—from the Ice Age to modern times, when issues of preservation and conservation have overtaken questions of identification and classification. For each time slice of Kentucky's past, the contributors describe typical communities and settlement patterns, major changes from previous cultural periods, the nature of the economy and subsistence, artifacts, the general health and characteristics of the people, and regional cultural differences. Sites discussed include the Green River shell mounds, the Central Kentucky Adena mounds and enclosures, Eastern Kentucky rockshelters, the important Wickliffe site at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, Fort Ancient culture villages, and the fortified towns of the Mississippian period in Western Kentucky. The authors draw from a wealth of unpublished material and offer the detailed insights and perspectives of specialists who have focused much of their professional careers on the scientific investigation of Kentucky's prehistory. The book's many graphic elements—maps, artifact drawings, photographs, and village plans—combined with a straightforward and readable text, provide a format that will appeal to the general reader as well as to students and specialists in other fields who wish to learn more about Kentucky's archaeology.

Book Making Bourbon

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  • Author : Karl Raitz
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2020-03-17
  • ISBN : 0813178770
  • Pages : 657 pages

Download or read book Making Bourbon written by Karl Raitz and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While other industries chase after the new and improved, bourbon makers celebrate traditions that hearken back to an authentic frontier craft. Distillers enshrine local history in their branding and time-tested recipes, and rightfully so. Kentucky's unique geography shaped the whiskeys its settlers produced, and for more than two centuries, distilling bourbon fundamentally altered every aspect of Kentucky's landscape and culture. Making Bourbon: A Geographical History of Distilling in Nineteenth-Century Kentucky illuminates how the specific geography, culture, and ecology of the Bluegrass converged and gave birth to Kentucky's favorite barrel-aged whiskey. Expanding on his fall 2019 release Bourbon's Backroads, Karl Raitz delivers a more nuanced discussion of bourbon's evolution by contrasting the fates of two distilleries in Scott and Nelson Counties. In the nineteenth century, distilling changed from an artisanal craft practiced by farmers and millers to a large-scale mechanized industry. The resulting infrastructure—farms, mills, turnpikes, railroads, steamboats, lumberyards, and cooperage shops—left its permanent mark on the land and traditions of the commonwealth. Today, multinational brands emphasize and even construct this local heritage. This unique interdisciplinary study uncovers the complex history poured into every glass of bourbon.

Book Encyclopedia of World Geography

Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Geography written by R. W. McColl and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive guide to the geography of the world, with world maps and articles on cartography, notable explorers, climate and more.

Book Encyclopaedia Perthensis  Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts  Sciences  Literature   c  Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference

Download or read book Encyclopaedia Perthensis Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts Sciences Literature c Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference written by and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Landscape Evolution in the United States

Download or read book Landscape Evolution in the United States written by Joseph A. DiPietro and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape Evolution in the United States is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and application within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology, and climatology of the United States. Landscape evolution refers to the changing terrain of any given area of the Earth's crust over time. Common causes of evolution (or geomorphology—land morphing into a different size or shape over time) are glacial erosion and deposition, volcanism, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, sediment transport into rivers, landslides, climate change, and other surface processes. The book is divided into three main parts covering landscape components and how they are affected by climactic, tectonic and ocean systems; varying structural provinces including the Cascadia Volcanic Arc and California Transpressional System; and the formation and collapse of mountain systems. The vast diversity of terrain and landscapes across the United States makes this an ideal tool for geoscientists worldwide who are researching the country's geological evolution over the past several billion years. - Presents the complexities of physical geography, geology, geomorphology, and climatology of the United States through an interdisciplinary, highly accessible approach - Offers more than 250 full-color figures, maps and photographs that capture the systematic interaction of land, rock, rivers, glaciers, global wind patterns and climate - Provides a thorough assessment of the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape and the geological history of the Earth - Features exercises that conclude each chapter, aiding in the retention of key concepts