LEADER 05128nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910960889203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780252092831 010 $a025209283X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000369081 035 $a(EBL)3414270 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000892258 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11476434 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000892258 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10911492 035 $a(PQKB)11551754 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414270 035 $a(OCoLC)846496620 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25190 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414270 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10717529 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL494867 035 $a(OCoLC)923497705 035 $a(Perlego)2383021 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000369081 100 $a20030513d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNo lonesome road $eselected prose and poems /$fDon West ; edited by Jeff Biggers and George Brosi 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780252071577 311 08$a0252071573 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. xliv-xlviii) and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Title Page ""; ""contents""; ""acknowledgments""; ""introduction""; ""selected prose""; ""clods of southern earth: introduction (1946)""; ""the first jew i ever met and the devila???s den (1985)""; ""hard times cotton mill girls (1979)""; ""harry harrison kroll: an essay (1986)""; ""knott county, kentucky: a study (1932)""; ""sweatshops in the schools (1933)""; ""georgia wanted me dead or alive (1934)""; ""let freedom ring (1936)""; ""thoughts of a kentucky miner (1936)""; ""tobe-boy (1940)""; ""dreams (1944)""; ""georgia crisis (1947)""; ""speaking of the poet (1951)"" 327 $a""we southerners have a rendezvous with destiny (1956)""""the death of old major (1966)""; ""jesus, the quiet revolutionary (1967)""; ""romantic appalachia; or, poverty pays if you aina???t poor (1969)""; ""peoplea???s cultural heritage in appalachia (1971)""; ""robert tharin: biography of a mountain abolitionist (ca. 1970)""; ""in a land of plenty: no copyright (1982a???85)""; ""selected poems""; ""from crab-grass (1931)""; ""from deep, deep down in living (n.d.)""; ""from between the plow handles (1932)""; ""from toil and hunger (1940)""; ""from clods of southern earth (1946)"" 327 $a""from the road is rocky (1951)""""from o mountaineers! (1974)""; ""from in a land of plenty (1982a???85)""; ""afterword""; ""notes to the prose and poems""; ""a don west bibliography""; ""index"" 330 8 $aThis is the first book to celebrate the life and writing of one of the most charismatic Southern leaders of the middle twentieth century, Don West (1906-1992). West was a poet, a pioneer advocate for civil rights, a preacher, a historian, a labor organizer, a folk-music revivalist, an essayist, and an organic farmer. He is perhaps best known as an educator, primarily as cofounder of the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee and founder of the Appalachian South Folklife Center in West Virginia. In his old age, West served as an elder statesman for his causes. No Lonesome Road allows Don West to speak for himself. It provides the most comprehensive collection of his poetry ever published, spanning five decades of his literary career. It also includes the first comprehensive and annotated collection of West's nonfiction essays, articles, letters, speeches, and stories, covering his role at the forefront of Southern and Appalachian history, and as a pioneer researcher and writer on the South's little-known legacy of radical activism.Drawing from both primary and secondary sources, including previously unknown documents, correspondence, interviews, FBI files, and newspaper clippings, the introduction by Jeff Biggers stands as the most thorough, insightful biographical sketch of Don West yet published in any form.The afterword by George Brosi is a stirring personal tribute to the contributions of West and also serves as a thoughtful reflection on the interactions between the radicals of the 1930s and the 1960s.The best possible introduction to his extraordinary life and work, this annotated selection of Don West's writings will be inspirational reading for anyone interested in Southern history, poetry, religion, or activism. 606 $aMountain life$zAppalachian Region, Southern 606 $aMountain life$vPoetry 607 $aAppalachian Region, Southern$vPoetry 607 $aAppalachian Region, Southern$xCivilization 615 0$aMountain life 615 0$aMountain life 676 $a811/.54 700 $aWest$b Don$01811155 701 $aBiggers$b Jeff$f1963-$01811156 701 $aBrosi$b George$01811157 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960889203321 996 $aNo lonesome road$94362854 997 $aUNINA