The Call Of The Cumberlands (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162690087)

The Call of the Cumberlands is a novel by Charles Neville Buck, originally published in 1910. The story follows the life of a young man named Shan Tung, who is born and raised in the mountains of Kentucky. Shan Tung is a simple man, content with his life in the mountains, until he falls in love with a woman from the city. This love affair leads him to leave his home and travel to the city, where he becomes embroiled in a world of crime and corruption.As Shan Tung becomes more involved in the city's underworld, he begins to lose touch with his roots and the values of his upbringing. Eventually, he realizes that he must return to the mountains and the simple life he once knew. However, his return is not without its challenges, as he must face the consequences of his actions in the city and confront the forces that threaten his way of life.The Call of the Cumberlands is a classic tale of the clash between rural and urban cultures, and the struggle to maintain one's identity in the face of societal pressures. It is a story of love, loss, and redemption, set against the backdrop of the rugged and beautiful Appalachian Mountains.He was not quite certain yet that Jim Asberry had murdered his father, but he knew that Asberry was one of the coterie of ""killers"" who took their blood hire from Purvy, and he knew that Asberry had sworn to ""git"" him. To sit in the same car with these men and to force himself to withhold his hand, was a hard bullet for Samson South to chew, but he had bided his time thus far, and he would bide it to the end. When that end came, it would also be the end for Purvy and Asberry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Charles Neville Buck
ISBN-10: 1162690089
ISBN-13: 9781162690087
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.53d