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Hounds on the Mountain
Poems
By James Still
First published in 1937, Hounds on the Mountain evokes James Still's personal experiences of eastern Kentucky through reflective folk poems describing Appalachian mountain life from birth through death. Written during the Great Depression, the collection emphasizes a collective reliance on the earth and the primacy of nature that Still observed from the seclusion of his thirty-acre home in Knott County, Kentucky.
Still, who became known as the "Dean of Appalachian Literature," describes the changing landscape of his community as a tale of personal and environmental erosion. As the poet pleads for his readers to better protect this fragile ecosphere, he plants the seeds for his rise to literary eminence. Still's focus on the self-made authenticity of regional community artisans also reminded American readers during the Great Depression that local economies needed support, the same as those at the national and global levels. Hounds on the Mountain allows today's audiences to appreciate Still's first published book as both literature and as a treasured cultural symbol of Appalachian life then and now.
Still, who became known as the "Dean of Appalachian Literature," describes the changing landscape of his community as a tale of personal and environmental erosion. As the poet pleads for his readers to better protect this fragile ecosphere, he plants the seeds for his rise to literary eminence. Still's focus on the self-made authenticity of regional community artisans also reminded American readers during the Great Depression that local economies needed support, the same as those at the national and global levels. Hounds on the Mountain allows today's audiences to appreciate Still's first published book as both literature and as a treasured cultural symbol of Appalachian life then and now.
About the Author
James Still (1906–2001) wrote several works of fiction and poetry including River of Earth, The Wolfpen Poems, and From the Mountain, From the Valley.
University Press of Kentucky | |
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Paperback / softback | |
July 12, 2022 | |
9781950564224 | |
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74 | |
8.50 Inches (US) | |
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.25 Pounds (US) | |
$14.95 USD, £11.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Electronic book text | |
July 12, 2022 | |
9781950564231 | |
9781950564224 | |
English | |
74 | |
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$14.95 USD, £11.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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9781950564248 | |
9781950564224 | |
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74 | |
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$14.95 USD, £11.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by James Still
On Troublesome Creek
James Still
Jul 2022
- University Press of Kentucky
$19.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
$19.95 USD
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$19.95 USD
- Electronic book text
The Hills Remember
James Still, edited by Ted Olson, OtherTeresa Perry Reynolds
Jul 2022
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$19.95 USD
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Rusties and Riddles and Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddles
James Still
Dec 2021
- University Press of Kentucky
$15.00 USD
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Mar 2022
- Wesleyan University Press
$15.95 USD
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$35.00 USD
- Hardback
$12.99 USD
- Electronic book text
Dreaming in the Bone Boat
Raymond "Moose" Jackson
Feb 2022
- University of New Orleans Press
$16.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Asked What Has Changed
Ed Roberson
Feb 2022
- Wesleyan University Press
$24.95 USD
- Hardback
$15.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
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