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John Fox, Jr. (1862–1919)

Autor von The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

34+ Werke 770 Mitglieder 7 Rezensionen

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Werke von John Fox, Jr.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1908) 242 Exemplare
The Heart of the Hills (1912) 42 Exemplare
A Knight of the Cumberland (1906) 24 Exemplare
Erskine Dale, Pioneer (1920) 8 Exemplare
A Cumberland Vendetta (1895) 8 Exemplare
A mountain Europa (2007) 7 Exemplare
The Kentuckians (1898) 6 Exemplare

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The Scribner Treasury: 22 Classic Tales (1953) — Mitwirkender — 105 Exemplare
Pearl S. Buck's Book of Christmas (1974) — Mitwirkender — 46 Exemplare
Short Story Classics [American], Volume 3 (1905) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
Library of Southern Literature, Vol. IV: Dixon-Glasgow (1909) — Mitwirkender — 5 Exemplare
The Ethnic Image in Modern American Literature, 1900-1950 (1984) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar

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Geburtstag
1862-12-16
Todestag
1919-07-08
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
USA

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"The story itself I find one of the great American coming of age novels. My father introduced it to me when I was in high school (1946-1950) and I recently reread it. It can draw tears, Set in the years leading to and of the Civil War, it's about Chad Buford, a wronged and orphaned Kentucky mountain boy, who escapes with his dog and trusty rifle to a hill country village named Kingdom Come, where he is taken in by a local family. The school teacher inspires him to learn. Lost on a school trip, he is found in Lexington by Major Buford, who in time finds Chad is his nephew. As Chad grows up, he is torn by love, and more, by the division of Kentucky by the Civil War. He chooses the Union and is drained by combat. At war's end he decides to go west alone. His surviving love says she will follow. The language can be old fashioned, and in places like that in Huckleberry Finn, but always understanding."… (mehr)
 
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northprairielb | 1 weitere Rezension | Sep 20, 2021 |
Clan war in Ky. and Va. set in early 20th century. Classic novel of love and redemption, between young back-country girl and older Geologist. He makes her a lady and then he loses all his money. Great book. One of the best I have ever read. Wonderful ending.
 
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pgabj | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 31, 2017 |
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.… (mehr)
 
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AJBraithwaite | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 31, 2013 |
Audiobook......A sweet love story and some interesting historical fiction....This novel is set in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, and chronicles the transition of mountain dwellers from a time of little to no contact with the world at large to a time when the search for coal, the expansion of the rail system, and the influx of speculators changed everything. Family feuds and a sweet love story make it enjoyable as a story, and the history is informative, if not surprising.
 
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hemlokgang | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 31, 2010 |

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