{"product_id":"from-roots-to-roses-tilda-kemplen-9780820339931","title":"From Roots to Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed in her native Campbell County, Tennessee, as \"the Mother Teresa of the coal country,\" Tilda Kemplen was a teacher, activist, and founder and executive director of Mountain Communities Child Care and Development Centers (MCCCDC). In recognition of her work on behalf of impoverished children and families in central Appalachia, Kemplen was presented in 1980 with the American Institute for Public Service's Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefi ting Local Communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKemplen movingly describes her struggles to educate herself, her years as a teacher in rural schools and mining camps, and the establishment of MCCCDC. The book is more, however, than a catalog of Kemplen's accomplishments; it is a testament to the personal qualities that fueled them. Kemplen's straightforward observations on her life and work offer unique insight into a range of issues related to Appalachian and Native American life and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilda Kemplen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820339938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820339931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Tilda Kemplen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926510338303,"sku":"9780820339931","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_81d04283-fb34-453e-b559-4a5213038f64.jpg?v=1681083477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-roots-to-roses-tilda-kemplen-9780820339931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}