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A Short and Familiar Explanation of the Church-catechism, Confirmed by Scripture Proofs, by way of Question and Answer, for the use of Children, by James Stillingfleet, ... The Third Edition
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
Filmed School
Filmed School examines the place that teaching holds in the public imaginary through its portrayal in cinema. From early films such as Madchen in Uniform and La Maternelle to …
Hills Remember
James Still remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and …
National Gratitude, Enforced in a Sermon, Preached in the Cathedral Church of Worcester, on Thursday, Nov. 29, 1798, the day Appointed for a General Thanksgiving to Almighty God, ... By the Rev. James Stillingfleet,
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
Literary Expressions of African Spirituality
With a focus on the connected spiritual legacy of the black Atlantic, Literary Expressions of African Spirituality leads the way to more comprehensive trans-geographical studies of …
Run for the Elbertas
"e;A great storyteller . . . These vignettes of life in the southern Appalachians are an important contribution to the literature of the region."e; -Chattanooga TimesIn …
The Cretan Insurrection of 1866-7-8
The Run for the Elbertas
In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still's stories reveal the lives of his …
Filmed School
Filmed School examines the place that teaching holds in the public imaginary through its portrayal in cinema. From early films such as Mädchen in Uniform and La Maternelle to …
From the Mountain, From the Valley
James Still first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet. Although he is better known today as a writer of fiction, it is his poetry that many of his essential …
Jack And The Wonder Beans
Still's delightful Appalachian retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk," with illustrations by Margot Tomes, was the New York Times Book Review Judges' Choice for Best Illustrated …
Rusties and Riddles and Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddles
The people of the Kentucky mountains and the southern Appalachians preserved a language alive with colorful turns of phrase and whimsical wit and for their amusement they created a …