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The Life and Times of Ray Hicks

Author : Lynn Salsi
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1572336218
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (723 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Times of Ray Hicks written by Lynn Salsi and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned storyteller Ray Hicks was a certified national treasure. He received many prestigious honors in his lifetime, including the National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Best known for his traditional storytelling and also for saving the original Beech Mountain Jack tales brought to the Appalachian Mountains by his ancestors as early as 1776, Hicks was conscious of the role he played in the preservation of oral storytelling. Many of those stories are included in The Life and Times of Ray Hicks. Born in 1922, Ray lived his whole life in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. (Although it finally got a refrigerator and electric lights, Ray's place never did get a telephone, indoor plumbing, or a radio or television.) It seems he knew everything there was to know about living off the land and about his family's history. A lot of what he knew is in this new book. Hicks made his public storytelling debut in 1951, when a local schoolteacher invited him to her class. In 1973, Ray performed at the very first International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He appeared at every one until he became too weak to attend. He died on Easter Sunday in 2003. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews and visits, painstakingly pieced together by Lynn Salsi, The Life and Times of Ray Hicks comes as close as possible to capturing the way Ray talked. Part memoir and part biography, The Life and Times of Ray Hicks presents, sometimes in Ray Hicks's own words, the most important part of his long, colorful life-a life scarcely less interesting than the Jack Tales he told so well. Lynn Salsi is the author of several books, including The Jack Tales and Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales. She has received the American Library Association's Notable Book Award, six Willie Parker Peace History Book Awards, and was named the North Carolina Historian of the Year in 2001.

Ray Hicks

Author : Robert Isbell
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807849620
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Ray Hicks written by Robert Isbell and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Hicks, 78, the famous teller of Appalachian Jack Tales, is one of America's best-loved storytellers. In this book he shares a different kind of story, a chronicle of his family's experiences in the remote section of the North Carolina mountains where

The Jack Tales

Author : Ray Hicks
Publisher : Callaway Editions
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Jack Tales written by Ray Hicks and published by Callaway Editions. This book was released on 2000 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See:

I'm Still Standing

Author : Raymond Hicks
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781499107012
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book I'm Still Standing written by Raymond Hicks and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'M STILL STANDING is the story of a man whose idea of duty put him in conflict with the powers that be, and how he endured the injustice of false charges and wrongful incarceration, turning bad providence into spiritual growth. Raymond Hicks writes candidly about the humiliation that he suffered as an upstanding young black officer who was wrongly accused by his coworkers-the anguish and financial ruin that he and his family experienced as he single-handedly attempted to fight corruption within the sheriff's department, as well as within the justice system which failed him. Hicks, a modern-day Serpico, reveals his story in hopes that no other dedicated individual will ever have to suffer through a "justice system gone mad." The purpose of this book is not just to restore justice, to "right the wrongs" visited upon Mr. Hicks, but to make everyone aware of the dangers we all face in a country riddled with corruption to such a degree that "honesty" is all but eliminated.

The Nameless City

Author : Faith Erin Hicks
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1626721564
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Nameless City written by Faith Erin Hicks and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time it is invaded the City gets a new name, but to the natives in is the Nameless City, and they survive by not letting themselves get involved--but now the fate of the City rests in the hands of Rat, a native, and Kaidu, one of the Dao, the latest occupiers, and the two must somehow work together if the City is to survive.

Dog Soldiers

Author : Robert Stone
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395860250
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Dog Soldiers written by Robert Stone and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small-time journalist John Converse thinks to cash in on the last days of the Vietnam War by becoming involved in a major drug deal, but things go very wrong when he gets back to the U.S. and finds himself hunted by a corrupt government agent.

Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns

Author : Orville Hicks
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781933251653
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns written by Orville Hicks and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences beyond the porches of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, for more than two decades. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns captures the voice of the master storyteller in more than twenty transcribed stories, paired with lively pencil sketches. Having grown up in a hollow, he knows the mountain setting and his clever character Jack"--Provided by publisher.

Going Up the Down Escalator

Author : Sally R. Keyes
Publisher : Precise Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780692394427
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book Going Up the Down Escalator written by Sally R. Keyes and published by Precise Communications. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sally Ray Keyes shares the stories of her life through this heartfelt narrative. Her treasure trove of family letters and photographs are enhanced by a delightful array of backgrounds and images that reveal the times and places in which she grew - from daughter, wife and mother to artist, writer, performer, quilter and jeweler. In Part 1, she tells the story of her mother's family, and in Part 2, she shares her own tales of raising 6 boys, moving the family many times to follow her husband's work, and returning to college to study theater after her sons were grown. Sally's strength, sense of humor and love of family shine through all of her stories, as she writes of her trials and triumphs, adventures and creative pursuits. She has lived a rich and full life. Her desire to share her memories with her family and friends resulted in her producing this book, which is sure to be enjoyed and appreciated by any reader.

Ray Hicks and the Jack Tales

Author : Christine Pavesic
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595363776
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Ray Hicks and the Jack Tales written by Christine Pavesic and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jack Tales derive from a Western European narrative cycle and are the oldest folktales to survive in the North American oral tradition. In the twenty-first century, the Jack Tales continue to retain their place at the forefront of Western Oral Tradition. Over the centuries the tales of Jack and his adventures have tended to absorb the interests and values of the culture in which they are operating. Ray Hicks and the Jack Tales: A Study of Appalachian History, Culture, and Philosophy, assesses folktales in the oral tradition and examines both the history and the cultural impact of them. It includes a survey of existing scholarship concerning orality and the European origins of the Jack Tales and then focuses upon a prominent Appalachian native recorder of the tales, Ray Hicks. His enthusiasm and skill as a storyteller has allowed Hicks to bring an ancient body of oral literature to all types of audiences. The way that Hicks has enhanced the Jack Tales through his manner of storytelling-the nature of his performance, his voice and mimicry, the stimulus of the audience and his response-is explored along with the setting of these tales-the Appalachian mountains.

Dog Soldiers

Author : Robert Stone
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547524161
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Dog Soldiers written by Robert Stone and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1997-04-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him. Dog Soldiers perfectly captures the underground mood of America in the 1970s, when amateur drug dealers and hippies encountered profiteering cops and professional killers—and the price of survival was dangerously high.

Tenth of December

Author : George Saunders
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408837358
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Tenth of December written by George Saunders and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo 'The best book you'll read this year' New York Times 'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' Sunday Times WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.

The Rembrandt Conspiracy

Author : Deron R. Hicks
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0358255252
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book The Rembrandt Conspiracy written by Deron R. Hicks and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this standalone companion to The Van Gogh Deception, Art and Camille team up once again to solve a large museum theft, using one of the biggest heists in history to help them solve the case. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown and the Mr. Lemoncello's Library and Book Scavenger series. Something’s brewing at the National Portrait Gallery Museum in Washington, D.C. twelve-year-old Art is sure of it. But his only proof that a grand heist is about to take place is iced mocha, forty-two steps, and a mysterious woman who appears like clockwork in the museum. When Art convinces his best friend, Camille, that the heist is real, the two begin a thrilling chase through D.C. to uncover a villainous scheme that could be the biggest heist since the Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990. With a billion dollars’ worth of paintings on the line, the clock is ticking for Art and Camille to solve the conspiracy.

Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English

Author : Michael B. Montgomery
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469662558
Total Pages : 3218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English written by Michael B. Montgomery and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 3218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English is a revised and expanded edition of the Weatherford Award–winning Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English, published in 2005 and known in Appalachian studies circles as the most comprehensive reference work dedicated to Appalachian vernacular and linguistic practice. Editors Michael B. Montgomery and Jennifer K. N. Heinmiller document the variety of English used in parts of eight states, ranging from West Virginia to Georgia—an expansion of the first edition's geography, which was limited primarily to North Carolina and Tennessee—and include over 10,000 entries drawn from over 2,200 sources. The entries include approximately 35,000 citations to provide the reader with historical context, meaning, and usage. Around 1,600 of those examples are from letters written by Civil War soldiers and their family members, and another 4,000 are taken from regional oral history recordings. Decades in the making, the Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English surpasses the original by thousands of entries. There is no work of this magnitude available that so completely illustrates the rich language of the Smoky Mountains and Southern Appalachia.

Poverty Politics

Author : Sarah Robertson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496824342
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Poverty Politics written by Sarah Robertson and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representations of southern poor whites have long shifted between romanticization and demonization. At worst, poor southern whites are aligned with racism, bigotry, and right-wing extremism, and, at best, regarded as the passive victims of wider, socioeconomic policies. In Poverty Politics: Poor Whites in Contemporary Southern Writing, author Sarah Robertson pushes beyond these stereotypes and explores the impact of neoliberalism and welfare reform on depictions of poverty. Robertson examines representations of southern poor whites across various types of literature, including travel writing, photo-narratives, life-writing, and eco-literature, and reveals a common interest in communitarianism that crosses the boundaries of the US South and regionalism, moving past ideas about the culture of poverty to examine the economics of poverty. Included are critical examinations of the writings of southern writers such as Dorothy Allison, Rick Bragg, Barbara Kingsolver, Tim McLaurin, Toni Morrison, and Ann Pancake. Poverty Politics includes critical engagement with identity politics as well as reflections on issues including Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 financial crisis, and mountaintop removal. Robertson interrogates the presumed opposition between the Global North and the Global South and engages with microregions through case studies on Appalachian photo-narratives and eco-literature. Importantly, she focuses not merely on representations of southern poor whites, but also on writing that calls for alternative ways of reconceptualizing not just the poor, but societal measures of time, value, and worth.

The Moon-Eyed People

Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750992700
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Moon-Eyed People written by Peter Stevenson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lone man wanders from swamp to swamp searching for himself, a wolf-girl visits Wales and eats the sheep, a Welsh criminal marries an 'Indian Princess', Lakota men re-enact the Wounded Knee Massacre in Cardiff and, all the while, mountain women practise Appalachian hoodoo, native healing and Welsh witchcraft. These stories are a mixture of true tales, tall tales and folk tales, that tell of the lives of migrants who left Wales and settled in America, of the native and enslaved people who had long been living there, and those curious travellers who returned to find their roots in the old country. They were explorers, miners, dreamers, hobos, tourists, farmers, radicals, showmen, sailors, soldiers, witches, warriors, poets, preachers, prospectors, political dissidents, social reformers, and wayfaring strangers. The Cherokee called them: ' the Moon-Eyed People'.

A Year Down Yonder

Author : Richard Peck
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440672725
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book A Year Down Yonder written by Richard Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Medal Winner Richard Peck's Newbery Medal-winning sequel to A Long Way from Chicago Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not. This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its place among the classics of children's literature. "Hilarious and poignant." —Publishers Weekly, starred review A Newbery Medal Winner A New York Times Bestseller An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Appalachian Jack Tales

Author : Lynn Sims Salsi
Publisher : Forza Renea
ISBN 13 : 9780982087305
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Appalachian Jack Tales written by Lynn Sims Salsi and published by Forza Renea. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lynn Slasi and James Young collaborate once more with the Appalachian Jack Tales, a story collection that puts Jack ant home in the high-mountain setting; this is much more than a book. Salsi sets each story in an historical context. This volume complements Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales, now a classroom staple for middle grade readers.