40 Acres and No Mule (Paperback)

from ElizabethChapman

"40 Acres and No Mule" is the non-fiction complement to Giles' novel "The Enduring Hills." It is the true story of Janice Holt Giles' move from the big city -- Louisville -- to live with her husband and his family in rural Appalachia. Her account of their life on a hard-scrabble, but ultimately s...

from ElizabethChapman

"40 Acres and No Mule" is the non-fiction complement to Giles' novel "The Enduring Hills." It is the true story of Janice Holt Giles' move from the big city -- Louisville -- to live with her husband and his family in rural Appalachia. Her account of their life on a hard-scrabble, but ultimately s...

from klockrike

A fantastic book, funny, poignant, and even if over 50 years old, of high relevance. It describes the life on a small Kentucky foothills farm for a year, and addresses issues of social justice, religion, work ethic, and humor and history. A great read, and I think a lot of people ought to read th...

from klockrike

A fantastic book, funny, poignant, and even if over 50 years old, of high relevance. It describes the life on a small Kentucky foothills farm for a year, and addresses issues of social justice, religion, work ethic, and humor and history. A great read, and I think a lot of people ought to read th...