Alias Simon Suggs: The Life and Times of Johnson Jones Hooper (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780817353629)

Vendor: William Stanley Hoole
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Alias Simon Suggs: The Life and Times of Johnson Jones Hooper

$34.95

Alias Simon Suggs: The Life and Times of Johnson Jones Hooper

$34.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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A study of realism and folk literature and of the sources and techniques of storytelling

Alias Simon Suggs is a study in the life and writings of Johnson J. Hooper of Alabama, and is a masterful contribution to American biography and to American literature.

Extensively documented with illuminating footnotes and revealing references, its style is direct and captivating and will appeal to those who enjoy entertaining biography will relish the privilege of reading it.

Author: William Stanley Hoole
ISBN-10: 0817353623
ISBN-13: 9780817353629
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.96w x 0.91d
By William Stanley Hoole
By William Stanley Hoole
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Author, educator, and librarian William S. Hoole (1903-1990) dedicated his life to libraries and education. Trained as an educator, Hoole soon found himself in the role of librarian at The University of Alabama and oversaw widespread improvements in its library system. In addition, he was a founding member of the Alabama Historical Association and editor of its journal, The Alabama Review, from 1948 to 1967.

During the course of his career, Hoole produced more than 50 books, more than 100 articles, and hundreds of book reviews in more than 20 scholarly and professional journals and popular magazines.

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