BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY, FEBRUARY 2004 FLOYD COUNTY SESQUICENTENNIAL 1800-1950: 150 YEARS OF PROGRESS BY HENRY P. SCALF Book commemorating the Sesquicentennial of Floyd County, Kentucky Sesquicentennial issued in 1950. Contains an outline of the history of Floyd County through 1950 written by one of East Kentucky's noted historians. Also contains pictures of community leaders and advertisements of the businesses of that time. 132 pages softback. Please note that these books have been stored for nearly 54 years and have some age stains, but otherwise in good condition. THE SAGA OF JENNY WILEY: DARK HILLS TO WESTWARD BY HARRY M. CAUDILL A FICTIONALIZED ACCOUNT OF Jenny Wiley's captivity and escape based on her own narrative. Thomas and Jenny Wiley had pioneered land on Walker's Creek in Bland County, Virginia. On October 1, 1789, while Thomas was away, a small band of Indians, seeking revenge for a recent defeat at the hands of white settlers, attacked the Wiley cabin and killed and scalped Jenny's three older children and her brother.. Jenny, seven months pregnant, was taken captive along with her baby son, Adam. Then began a nightmare flight through the wilderness into the dark Kentucky hills to westward. Jenny's only hope for survival wasto keep pace with her captors. Her captivity and escape nearly a year later are vividly recounted in this book. WHITE SQUAW: THE TRUE STORY OF JENNY WILEY BY ARVILLE WHEELER The story of the capture, captivity and escape of Pioneer heroine Jenny Wiley. A great book for readers in grades 4 - 8, but teenagers and adults will enjoy it too. BAD JOHN WRIGHT: THE LAW OF PINE MOUNTAIN BY PHILLIP K. EPLING The legend of John Wright, better known as "Bad John Wright" or "Devil John Wright" is one of the most enduring tales to come out of the mountains of Eastern Kentucky and South West Virginia. It is the tale of heroism without bounds, about a man of impeccable character serving as a U. S. Marshall in the late 1800s, and it is the true love story of a man and a woman who shared the hardships of living in the backwoods of Appalachia for over fifty years. BANKMULES: THE STORY OF VAN LEAR, A KENTUCKY COAL TOWN BY JAMES E. VAUGHN The story of an East Kentucky coal town, Van Lear, during its heyday from 1910 to 1940 when it was a prosperous community of 3,000 people-the largest in the county-and when the Bankmules athletic teams, so called from the mules that hauled coal from the coal seams or "banks' were the pride of the town. The author tells of the games and amusements enjoyed with his boyhood buddies of lessons and school, of his friends and family, of the dark day in 1935 when a mine explosion took the lives of his father and the eight other miners. He describes the town itsel-the company store and the club house, the different neighborhoods and hollers-and also the men who shaped the town. A TRUE MAN OF GOD A BIOGRAPHY OF FATHER RALPH WILLIAM BEITING, FOUNDER OF THE CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT BY ANTHONY J. SALATINO Portrait of a unique missionary priest. Father Beiting has brought hope to many people in one of the most isolated and poverty stricken areas of America -- Appalachia DANIEL BOONE: AN AMERICAN LIFE BY MICHAEL A. LOFARO Brings together over 30 years of research, depicting Boone through the eyes of those who knew him and within historical contexts of his eighty-six years. Boone's story offers new insights into the turbulent birth of the nation and demonstrates why the settling of the frontier is such a significant part of the American Experience. DANIEL BOONE, YOUNG HUNTER AND TRACKER BY AUGUSTA STEVENSON Part of the Childhood of Famous American series for young Americans. Lively, inspiring, fictionalized biography of Daniel Boone. Illustrated. "HAUNTED HOUSES AND FAMILY GHOSTS OF KENTUCKY" BY WILLIAM LYNWOOD MONTELL Collection of stories of Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts throughout Kentucky. This is the first book to focus on this topic. Details chilling events in magnificent mansions and lowly log cabins alike. Many of these stories have been passed down from one generation to the next. HOME AND BEYOND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF KENTUCKY SHORT STORIES EDITED BY MORRIS ALLEN GRUBBS A collection of Kentucky short fiction by a host of acclaimed short story writers over the last fifty years. Contains vintage classics and little known gems in this collection of 40 outstanding stories. Arranged by order of their first appearance in print, these pieces are written by the Commonwealth's established masters of fiction as well as newer voices. A JESSE STUART READER BY JESSE STUART Stories and poems selected and introduced by Jesse Stuart. These are stories and poems about Eastern Kentucky and its people. ANCIENT SUNSHINE, THE STORY OF COAL BY JAMES B. GOODE The story of coal mining and the people who mine it. Emphasizes mining in Kentucky. THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE BY JOHN FOX, JR. A GREAT ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky and Virginia published in 1908, and the book quickly become one of America's favorites. MOUNTAIN PASSAGE AND OTHER STORIES OF EASTERN KENTUCKY BY GARRY BARKER A collection of short stories by noted Kentucky author Garry Barker. KENTUCKY WOMAN: THE LIFE OF VIEBIE CATRON CANTRELL BY MARY ELLEN KLATTE The story of a woman of southern Kentucky, brave, courageous and determined whose life was quiet, even ordinary. Yet she was a person who overcame physical and personal obstacles to achieve a lifetime of successful service to her beliefs, her family, and her community. She faced trials and tribulations, but though them all she maintained a faith and devotion to god, a consistently kind heart, and a sense of humor. Hers is a story of a life well spent-a story that may inspire others to follow their dreams, one that opens a wineow on a world seen but rarely perceived. NEW HARVEST: FORGOTTEN STORIES OF KENTUCKY'S JESSE STUART BY JESSE STUART A collection of short stories by Jesse Stuart. THE LIFE OF JOHNNY REB: THE COMMON SOLDIER OF THE CONFEDERACY BY BELL IRVIN WILEY A composite portrait of the rank-and-file confederate soldier originally published in 1943. It is regarded as one of the best available accounts of the ordinary citizens who made up the Confederate army. The Life of Johnny Reb is not about the battles and skirmishes fought by the Confederate foot soldier. Rather it is an intimate history of the soldier's daily life-the songs he sang, the foods he ate, the hopes and fears he experienced, the reasons he fought. INTO THE WILDERNESS: THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION By James J. Holmberg Part Of the series New Books for New Readers published by the University Press of Kentucky. Describes the difficult yet successful journey that made the men of the Lewis and Clark expedition the heroes that they are today. POCAHONTAS, YOUNG PEACEMAKER BY LESLIE GOURSE Part of the Childhood of Famous American series for young Americans. Lively, inspiring, fictionalized biography of Pocahontas. Illustrated. COOKING HEALTHY WITH WILD GAME BY ROBERT RINKER 108 great recipes from gourmet meals cooked over a campfire to a dramatic flambe' at the dining table. DEATH IN DIXIE EDITED BY BILLIE SUE MOSIMAN & MARTIN H. GREENBERG Bone-chilling murder mysteries from the South. Fifteen master storytellers recount tales of murder and crime in the South. DIXIE GHOSTS EDITED BY FRANK D. McSHERRY, JR., CHARLES G. WAUGH, & MARTIN H. GREENBERG Haunting spine-chilling stories from the American South. Seventeen ghost stories from the South. APPALACHIAN LOVE STORIES EDITOR: JAMES M. GIFFORD & EDWINA PENDARVIS Nine romantic love stories from noted Appalachian authors.