James Still
Subtitle: a life
By: Carol Boggess
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780813174181
Subjects: Intellectual life; American Authors; Biography
Description: "James Still is one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. ... Carol Boggess offers a detailed portrait of Still."--Inside jacket cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: A southern boyhood, 1906-1924; title: College years: searching and learning, 1924-1930; title: Early works: finding a place and a purpose, 1931-1941; title: Army life: to the war and back again, 1942-1946; title: Middle work: making a living, living a life, 1947-1974; title: Later work: being a writer, becoming a legend, 1974-2001; title: Epilogue; title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.