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Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"After the death of her mother, Worri Dressar takes on the care of orphans near their Appalachian mountain home. Plagued with two good-for-nothing brothers, Worri fights to save her home and the children now in her care"--
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn't stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural Virginia coast with cameras and camouflage. Volunteer firefighters slept at their stations. The arsonist seemed to target abandoned buildings, but local police...
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"For most of America's history, rural people and culture have been casually mocked, stereotyped, and, in general, deeply misunderstood. Now an array of short stories, poetry, graphic short stories, and personal essays, along with anecdotes from the authors' real lives, dives deep into the complexity and diversity of rural America and the people who call it home. Fifteen extraordinary authors--diverse in ethnic background, sexual orientation, geographic...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There's Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his "prayer log". There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Olivia Harker Cross owns a mountain -- or thinks she does -- in Pope County, Kentucky, a land where wolves howl at night. But now someone is killing the wolves on Big Foley Mountain, and Olivia is beginning to realize how much of her own bitter history she has never understood -- her mother's madness or her daughter's flight to California leaving her to raise William, her beloved grandson. But most of all, Olivia doesn't understand her town's rage,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Clarkson's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows, woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But, while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable, it seemed obvious that the actual, you know, farming was much better left to someone else. Then one day he decided he would do the farming himself. After...
Publisher
Kansas Farm Bureau
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Small towns in Kansas are facing huge challenges. As many of our young people migrate to cities the community struggles to remain economically viable. This documentary not only illustrates was is being done in some communities, but emphasizes the importance of rural leadership and entrepreneurship. The film also highlights the advantages of rural communities and values rural Kansans share.