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On Troublesome Creek
Stories
By James Still
James Still left eastern Kentucky for Europe in 1941 after enlisting in the US Army during World War II, leaving behind a recently published, semi-autobiographical work of fiction, On Troublesome Creek. Even as he developed a broader worldview, his work continued to draw from the agrarian and regional sources of life in the Cumberland Plateau that supported the American war effort. Like the riverbeds and creeks he so often evoked, Still reminds readers of the local and regional founts that they were fighting for in the century's second global war. The "Dean of Appalachian Literature," James Still grew up in Alabama before settling down in Knott County, Kentucky, in the early 1930s. In On Troublesome Creek, he describes the ebbs and flows of Appalachian living while celebrating the culture defined by family, self-sufficiency, and hard work. The colloquial dialogue brings to life a community attached to the land on which they had lived for generations and the victuals and rituals that kept their world in motion amidst uncertainty.
About the Author
James Still (1906–2001) was the author of several works of fiction and poetry, including River of Earth, The Wolfpen Poems, and From the Mountain, From the Valley: New and Collected Poems.
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9781950564255 | |
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120 | |
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Other Titles by James Still
Hounds on the Mountain
James Still
Jul 2022
- Fireside Industries, an imprint of University Press of Kentucky
$14.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
$14.95 USD
- Electronic book text
$14.95 USD
- Electronic book text
The Hills Remember
James Still, edited by Ted Olson, OtherTeresa Perry Reynolds
Jul 2022
- University Press of Kentucky
$19.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Rusties and Riddles and Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddles
James Still
Dec 2021
- University Press of Kentucky
$15.00 USD
- Hardback
$25.00 USD
- Electronic book text
Other Titles in FICTION / Literary
One Poor Scruple
Josephine Ward, introduction by Julia Meszaros, Bonnie Lander Johnson
Feb 2023
- The Catholic University of America Press
$24.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
Rejoice the Head of Paul McCartney
Adam Braver
Nov 2022
- University of New Orleans Press
$18.95 USD
- Paperback / softback
The End of the House of Alard
Sheila Kaye-Smith
Aug 2022
- The Catholic University of America Press
$22.95 USD
- Paperback / softback