Patchwork: Short Stories and Essays of the Appalachian Mountains (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781482689877)

PATCHWORK is a collection of short stories and essays/articles drawn for the most part from the life experience of Annis Ward Jackson who was born and grew up in the Appalachian Mountains near Boone, North Carolina during the nineteen fifties and sixties. The collection touches on family life, rough weather, mountain farming, folklore, mountain characters, long-held Appalachian traditions, wild-crafting, and some "just pure fiction " PATCHWORK has been described by a reviewer as a "good read without the stereotypes often applied to mountain people and their culture."

Author: Annis Ward Jackson
ISBN-10: 1482689871
ISBN-13: 9781482689877
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2013
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d