About the book
Discovered as a typewritten manuscript only after her death in 2006, Family of Earth allows us to see into the young mind of author and Appalachian native Wilma Dykeman (1920–2006), who would become one of the American South’s most prolific and storied writers. Focusing on her childhood in Buncombe County, Dykeman reveals a perceptive and sophisticated understanding of human nature, the environment, and social justice. And yet, for her words’ remarkable polish, her voice still resonates as raw and vital. Against the backdrop of early twentieth-century life in Asheville, she chronicles the touching, at times harrowing, story of her family’s fortunes, plotting their rise and fall in uncertain economic times and ending with her father’s sudden death in 1934 when she was fourteen years old.
Featuring a new foreword by fellow North Carolinian Robert Morgan, Family of Earth stands as a new major literary work by a groundbreaking author.
Editions of Family of Earth
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469630540
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469629148
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469629162
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890850447
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469629155
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890850430
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Discovered as a typewritten manuscript only after her death in 2006, Family of Earth allows us to see into the young mind of author and Appalachian native Wilma Dykeman (1920–2006), who would become one of the American South’s most prolific and storied writers. Focusing on her childhood in Buncombe County, Dykeman reveals a perceptive and sophisticated understanding of human nature, the environment, and social justice. And yet, for her words’ remarkable polish, her voice still resonates as raw and vital. Against the backdrop of early twentieth-century life in Asheville, she chronicles the touching, at times harrowing, story of her family’s fortunes, plotting their rise and fall in uncertain economic times and ending with her father’s sudden death in 1934 when she was fourteen years old.
Featuring a new foreword by fellow North Carolinian Robert Morgan, Family of Earth stands as a new major literary work by a groundbreaking author.
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What is Family of Earth about?
Discovered as a typewritten manuscript only after her death in 2006, Family of Earth allows us to see into the young mind of author and Appalachian native Wilma Dykeman (1920–2006), who would become one of the American South’s most prolific and storied writers. Focusing on her childhood in Buncombe County, Dykeman reveals a perceptive and sophisticated understanding of human nature, the environment, and social justice. And yet, for her words’ remarkable polish, her voice still resonates as raw and vital. Against the backdrop of early twentieth-century life in Asheville, she chronicles the touching, at times harrowing, story of her family’s fortunes, plotting their rise and fall in uncertain economic times and ending with her father’s sudden death in 1934 when she was fourteen years old.
Featuring a new foreword by fellow North Carolinian Robert Morgan, Family of Earth stands as a new major literary work by a groundbreaking author.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Family of Earth?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
Where can I read a sample of Family of Earth?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469630540
How long is Family of Earth and how many pages does it have?
Family of Earth has 208 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Family of Earth?
Robert Morgan, Wilma Dykeman
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Family of Earth is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469630540) and paperback(ISBN 9781469629148) and ebook(ISBN 9781469629162) and ebook(ISBN 9798890850447) and ebook(ISBN 9781469629155) and pdf(ISBN 9798890850430)
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