James Still’s River of Earth: The Definitive Appalachian Novel Turns 75
Excerpt: Seventy-five years ago this month the definitive “Appalachian” novel was published — James Still’s “River of Earth.” “Appalachian” literature did not exist then. Still and his novel essentially spawned the phenomenon of people writing consciously and reflexively about Appalachia, a storied...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2015
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1137 https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/ted-olson-the-definitive-appalachian-novel-turns/article_a4ce651c-0717-5a34-92db-d4871682005f.html |