New Appalachian Books

New Appalachian Books by George Brosi Berry, Wendell. The Memory of Old Jack. San Diego, California: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, an undated, 1990, reprint of a 1974 release. 223 pages. Trade paperback . $6.95. This book is one of the most outstanding novels ever published about the hill country; arguably the best from the 1970s. The author is a versatile and powerful writer, a master not only of poetry and fiction, but also of the essay. Wendell Berry grew up in Henry County, Kentucky, and lives with his wife, Tanya, on a farm. This edition differs from previous ones only in that the price is a dollar higher. Corbin, David Alan. Life, Work and Rebellion in the Coal Fields: The Southern West Virginia Miners, 1880-1922. Urbana: The University of Illinois Press, an undated, 1990, reprint of a 1981 release. 294 pages with bibliography and index. Trade paperback. $12.95. "Marked by objectivity, clarity, and scholarship, this is unquestionably one of the finest monographs ever written about the American labor movement. With a fine taste for language, an admirable mastery of his materials, and a keen insight, Corbin leads his readers through an especially frightening episode of United States domestic history." -Andre Kuczewski, Journal of American Culture. When first released, this book received the Weatherford Award, as the outstanding book of the year on the Appalachian Region. Ellis, Daniel. Thrilling Adventures of Daniel Ellis, the Great Union Guide of East Tennessee for a Period of Nearly Four Years during the Great Southern ?George Brosi is the proprietor of a business called Appalachian Mountain Books and publishes a periodical by that same name twelve times a year. He sells books, both new and out-of-print, through the mail and brings a display of books for sale to regional events. His address is Appalachian Mountain Books, Route 2, Box 238, Whittier, North Carolina, 28789. His phone number is 704-5865319 . 72 Rebellion. Johnson City, Tennessee: The Overmountain Press, a 1989 reprint of an 1867 release. 438 pages, illustrated, with an index. Hardback with an illustrated spine; issued without dust jacket. $19.95. This is an enjoyable and exciting book, even though much of the subject matter involves human suffering. It is very well told, and fascinating to read about what was going on during the Civil War in places that are familiar in a very different way today. Farr, Sidney Saylor. More Than Moonshine: Appalachian Recipes and Recollections. Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh Press, the third printing, 1990, of a 1983 release. 221 pages. Trade paperback. $9.95. This book is equally adept and authentic with both the recipes and the recollections . Ms. Farr grew up on Stoney Fork of Straight Creek in Bell County, Kentucky, during the 1930s and 1940s when most food in the mountains was homegrown. Her commentary is as down-to-earth as the recipes. The reader emerges with access to both the literal flavor of the foods of Ms. Fair's time and place and the figurative flavor of her life and times. Green, Ely. Ely: An Autobiography. Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, a 1990 reprint of a 1966 release. 246 pages. Trade paperback. $14.95. Say you want a book almost as good as your favorite, The Education ofLittle Tree by Forest Carter? Well, here it is! While Little Tree was part white and part Cherokee and raised in the East Tennessee mountains, Ely Green grew up enjoying the advantage of both the mountainsides and the town of Sewanee, Tennessee . He was the son of a wealthy white man and a housemaid—the grandson of both an officer in the Confederate Army and a Black slave! In addition to the Introduction by Lillian Smith that appeared in the original edition, this new edition includes a new Foreword by Bertram Wyatt-Brown and a new Afterword by Arthur Ben Chitty. "A Touching and unforgettable memoir." -Walker Percy. Lynn, Loretta. Coal Miner's Daughter. Chicago, Illinois: Contemporary Books, an undated, 1990, reprint of a 1976 release. 204 pages with an index and photographs . Trade paperback. $7.95. Here it is, the best-seller and basis for the Hollywood movie, back again. It still is an enjoyable...