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The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine (1908)

by John Fox Jr.(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0813101565 (ISBN13: 9780813101569)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

University Press of Kentucky

review 1: I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of the lives of the people of the Kentucky mountains and the way that their lives changed as 'furriners' bring their own notions of law and order and civilisation into the area in the hunt for coal and iron ore. The book was a top seller in 1908 and 1909 and it's easy to see why: Fox's writing is descriptive without being verbose and his tale of warring clans in the mountains is easy to believe. I was a little disappointed with the way Dave's part of the story turned out (I felt Fox had run out of energy at that point), but otherwise thought it was a good read.
review 2: I liked this book although some of the passages about coal and iron ore get a bit long (think MOBY-DICK). But the love story is beautiful and the Fox's writing i... mores spot on in his descriptions of the mountains and his dialect writing.Any fan of Appalachian literature or resident of the Appalachian Mountain area should read this. I hope to see the outdoor drama next summer to refresh my memory of it. less

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