About the Author

Jesse Stuart is a Kentucky teacher, lecturer, and writer. As a specialist for the U.S. Department of State, he traveled around the world, and he served as a visiting lecturer and professor at the American University in Cairo in 1960-61. His work includes nearly thirty books, ranging from poetry to biography, autobiography, novels, and short stories.

Reviews

"Chock full of Kentucky hill-folk's lore....Among Mr. Stuart's best creations." -- The Nation

"Everything Stuart writes is simply fragrant with the close and immediate detail of life on the land." -- The New Republic