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John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) [1] was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".
Apr 12, 2018 · John Ehle, whose historical novels set in the Appalachian Mountains were acclaimed for the authenticity of the characters’ lives, and whose work for the governor of North Carolina in the 1960s...
The Land Breakers is a 1964 American historical novel by John Ehle. It is the first book in Ehle's seven-volume Appalachian cycle. [1] Plot. The Land Breakers chronicles the settling of an unnamed, uninhabited, remote Appalachian valley by several pioneering families.
Mar 24, 2018 · John Ehle (1925-2018) grew up the eldest of five children in the mountains of North Carolina, which would become the setting for many of his novels and several works of nonfiction.
John Ehle has 32 books on Goodreads with 26091 ratings. John Ehle’s most popular book is Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation.
by John Ehle. 4.05 · 59 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1984 · 2 editions. Amanda and Pinckney Wright move from their small N…. Want to Read. Rate it: Chronological order The Land Breakers, The Journey of August King, Time of Drums: A Novel, The Road, The Winter People, Lion on the Hearth, and Last One ...
John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He was known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He wrote the screenplay of The Journey of August King, a movie that is based on his book.
Winston-Salem author John Ehle, who at 92 was considered one of North Carolina’s greatest writers and a formidable promoter of the humanities in the state, has died.
John Ehle, a sixth-generation North Carolinian, grew up on land once used as hunting grounds by the Cherokee. He is the author of 14 highly acclaimed works, including The Free Men and Lion on the Hearth. His novel The Winter People has been made into a major motion picture.
Mar 24, 2018 · John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".
