Contents
Acknowledgments - George Brosi
Foreword - George Brosi
An Overview of Appalachian Literature - George Brosi
Works on Appalachian Literature - George Brosi
Part 1: The Landscape
The Fox Hunt
Lisa Alther: A Biographical Sketch
Lisa Alther: A Selective Bibliography
The Gentrifiers Are in Pursuit
The Critic
The Overspill
Fred Chappell: A Biographical Sketch
Fred Chappell: A Selective Bibliography
Serious Poems
All Eyez on U
Crutches
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nikki Giovanni: A Biographical Sketch
Nikki Giovanni: A Selective Bibliography
Inspired
Vietnam War Memorial
The Bullnoser
Robert Morgan: A Biographical Sketch
Robert Morgan: A Selective Bibliography
Part 2: The People
Plastic Indian
Robert J. Conley: A Biographical Sketch
Robert J. Conley: A Selective Bibliography
Redneck Boys
Ann Pancake: A Biographical Sketch
Ann Pancake: A Selective Bibliography
The Beauties of This Earth
Mark Powell: A Biographical Sketch
Mark Powell: A Selective Bibliography
Ultima Thule
Lee Smith: A Biographical Sketch
Lee Smith: A Selective Bibliography
Rock Star
Statues of Liberty
Step(Fathering) on Eggshells
Frank X Walker: A Biographical Sketch
Frank X Walker: A Selective Bibliography
Sixteen Confessions of Lois Carter
Crystal Wilkinson: A Biographical Sketch
Crystal Wilkinson: A Selective Bibliography
Elvissa and the Rabbi
Meredith Sue Willis: A Biographical Sketch
Meredith Sue Willis: A Selective Bibliography
Part 3: Work and the Economy
Homeland
Barbara Kingsolver: A Biographical Sketch
Barbara Kingsolver: A Selective Bibliography
Out of the Woods
Chris Offutt: A Biographical Sketch
Chris Offutt: A Selective Bibliography
Blackberries in June
Ron Rash: A Biographical Sketch
Ron Rash: A Selective Bibliography
Appalachian Farewell
Get a Job
Nostalgia
What Do You Write About,Where Do Your Ideas Come From?
Charles Wright: A Biographical Sketch
Charles Wright: A Selective Bibliography
Part 4: Cultural Traditions
Learning Strategy at English Field
Outrageous Love
Pilgrimage
Work
Darnell Arnoult: A Biographical Sketch
Darnell Arnoult: A Selective Bibliography
Pig Helmet and the Wall of Life
Pinckney Benedict: A Biographical Sketch
Pinckney Benedict: A Selective Bibliography
Total Immersion
Silas House: A Biographical Sketch
Silas House: A Selective Bibliography
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That Durned Ole Via Negativa
The Dream of a Mountain WomanBig Enough for Me
Maurice Manning: A Biographical Sketch
Maurice Manning: A Selective Bibliography
Abide with Me
Sharyn McCrumb: A Biographical Sketch
Sharyn McCrumb: A Selective Bibliography
Part 5: Institutions
Mountain Time
Precious Little
Kathryn Stripling Byer: A Biographical Sketch
Kathryn Stripling Byer: A Selective Bibliography
The Last Fourth Grade
Elizabeth Cox: A Biographical Sketch
Elizabeth Cox: A Selective Bibliography
All the Ills
Chris Holbrook: A Biographical Sketch
Chris Holbrook: A Selective Bibliography
Codas
Song for Wood’s Barbeque Shackin McKenzie, Tennessee
The Dying Art
Jeff Daniel Marion: A Biographical Sketch
Jeff Daniel Marion: A Selective Bibliography
The Bad Thing
Something That Happened
Jayne Anne Phillips: A Biographical Sketch
Jayne Anne Phillips: A Selective Bibliography
Afterword: On Teaching with This Book as a Text - Morgan Cottrell and Kate Egerton
About the Editors