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Item Details
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SPORTY CREEK
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| By: |
James Still, Paul Brett Johnson (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£14.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0813109655 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780813109657 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY |
| Pub. date: |
5 August, 1999 |
| Pages: |
126 |
| Description: |
This collection of short stories is narrated by a young boy, and is about the conflict between a settled, agrarian way of life and the constant migration required of coal miners to find steady work. |
| Synopsis: |
" With illustrations by Paul Brett Johnson Sporty Creek is a series of short stories set in the Kentucky hills. Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of Still's classic novel River of Earth) , the book tells the story of his family during the Great Depression. With work in the coal mines sporadic, they move from place to place, trying to earn a living the best they can. The story is told with gentleness and humor. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
The University Press of Kentucky |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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