He has written about earth science and geophysics since 1991 for several nasa divisions, the american geophysical union, the woods hole oceanographic institution, and in three popular science books. River of earth follows a family in the appalachian mining culture in the early 20th century. Physical geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary. River of earth is a novel, published in 1940, by the appalachian author james still plot synopsis. As a youth he became interested in philosophy, physics and the great british poets, shakespeare and keats. Stills publishing career spanned 70 years and includes novels such as river of earth, story collections such as pattern of a man. Navigation charts united states army corps of engineers. River of earth, by james still posted on april 21, 2015 by seattlebookmama river of earth, originally published in 1940, is a classic tale of appalachian coal miners, dirtpoor, everproud people living deep in the mountains, crags and hollers, trying to scratch out a living, sometimes from pretty much nothing. It is genuine americana told in a brilliant, clear, lyrical style.
The boy watches as his parents are pulled between their meager but independent life as farmers, and the uncertain promise of prosperity offered by the mining camps in appalachia. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. To learn more about river of earth, watch the free, online kentucky education television documentary about james still. River of earth 978081722 by still, james and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. As of today we have 110,518,197 ebooks for you to download for free. Best fiction books are always available here the largest online library. Poems for the 21st century book online at best prices in india on.
River of earth by james still read online on bookmate. Resurrecting the idea of a christian society author. It speaks just as clearly to a readers heart today as though the words just flowed from james stills pen just flowed from the mountains and mountain people. Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries. Harry caudill wrote in night comes to the cumberlands, his history of the cumberland plateau in eastern kentucky, that southern appalachia had been an independent and relatively selfsufficient agricultural society during most of its history. This his first novel if it can be classed as such, reflects many of the qualities of his poetry, his ability to portray the primitive, destitute kentucky mountaineers without sentimentalizing and without overemphasis,by picturing the round of daily activities, by recording the crude, rich argot of the. Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel river of earth 1940, alabama native james still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of appalachian literature. Which is precisely why river of earth needs to be rediscovered. The second edition of this book was published september 2019. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of river of earth by james still. River of earth james still the story of a poor family in appalachia, pulled between the despair of their meager farm and the promise offered by the mining camp, as seen through the eyes of a small boy.
Choose from our hand picked collection of the best public domain books to be found in the english language from the last five hundred years. Features shown on the charts include channel sailing line, u. This compilation of scholarly essays exploring stills literary work is the first book length collection of its kind. He lived most of his life in a log house along the dead mare branch of little carr creek, knott county, kentucky. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. In his world privation, violence, and death are part of.
First published in 1940, james stills masterful novel has become a classic. A classic of appalachian literature river of earth is told through the eyes of the oldest son around 7 years old, he remains unnamed throughout, although his parents lovingly call him one of their chaps who narrates the story of his familys struggles in the hills of eastern kentucky. He is the author of several works of fiction, among them river of earth, the run for the elbertas, an appalachian mother goose, and of the. Project gutenberg is one of the largest sources for free books on the web, with over 60,000 downloadable free books available in a wide variety of formats. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense of independence and the mining camp with its uncertain promise of material prosperity. In james stills 1940 novel river of earth, which takes place in kentucky, we are offered not only a fascinating comingofage story with a striking setting, but references and historical firsthand knowledge of how life played out in the mountains and coalcamps of the region. Earth scientists study the atmosphere high above us as well as the planets core far beneath us, seeking to understand the beautiful sphere on which we thrive. A reader familiar with only present day discourse would be lost without an appended glossary, which unfortunately is not provided. The main characters father, brack, is presented as a hardworking man, though he puts. Still reads the first paragraph of the novel from 24. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this river of earth study guide and.
Dean cadle the story of a poor family in appalachia, pulled between the despair of their meager farm and the promise offered by the mining camp, as seen through the eyes of a small boy. Browse your favourite books and read them free in our ereader. Project gutenberg is the oldest and quite possibly the largest library on the web, with literally thousands free books available for download. James stills river of earth is a portrait of one of kentuckys most distinguished and honored writers as well as an introduction to his work. A brief introduction to james stills novel, river of earth. Relevant as ever, it remains worthy of our attention and praise and reflection. Register now for free access to our ebooks, all available as epub and kindle mobi books. The book focuses on three years in the life of an appalachian family as told from the viewpoint of a young boy. James stills book river of earth was first published in 1940, and yet its words are ageless.
James stills volume of verse, hounds on the mountain, was a lovely thing. River of earth, an excerpt from the mountain laurel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading river of earth. Read river of earth, by james still online on bookmate first published in 1940, james stills masterful novel has become a classic. Buy a cheap copy of river of earth book by james still. James still has 18 books on goodreads with 3810 ratings. River of earth is narrated by a young boy whose family, the baldridges, lives in the mountains because his father works as a coal miner. He is a baseball player and fan, a longtime singer and guitarist, and the proud father of three science and engineering majors. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Analysis and discussion of characters in james stills river of earth. Reread this is the back story to james stills river of earth published in 1940. No annoying ads, no download limits, enjoy it and dont forget to bookmark and share the love. He was best known for the novel river of earth, which depicted the struggles of coal mining in eastern kentucky. Since the early 1930s, james still made his home in eastern kentucky, living in an ancient log cabin on dead mare branch and supporting himself by farming, teaching, and serving as librarian for the hindman settlement school.