ERIC_NO:
ED310896
TITLE:
Appalachian Childhood.
AUTHOR:
Arnow, Pat, Ed.; Cheek, Pauline, Ed.
PUBLICATION_DATE:
1987
JOURNAL_CITATION:
Now and Then; v4 n1 Spr 1987
ABSTRACT:
This magazine offers interviews, short stories and articles with a general focus on childhood in Appalachia. Two interviews include: "Creative
Response to Life-Pauline Cheek," by Jane Harris Woodside, and "Insights
and Experience: A Talk with Eliot Wigginton," by Pauline Binkley Cheek.
Short stories include: "Thief in the Night," by Jan Barnett; "The Flood,"
by Drema S. Redd; and "Soul Train Ride," by Judy Odom. The articles include:
"An ABC to Bledsoe, Harlan County, Kentucky," by Pauline B. Cheek; "Zealots
for Children," by Pat Arnow; "Changes in Their Lives," by Pat Arnow; "Lessons
from the Kids at Hanging Limb," by Jennie Carter; "Appalachian Books for
All Children," by Roberta Herrin; "Sunny Side and the Kentucky Soldier,"
correspondence compiled by Martha Crowe; and "Golden Days: How Children
Now Can Find out About Children Then." The magazine also includes selections
of contemporary poetry and a "Memories" section offering reminiscences
of the following places: Chatham Hill, Virginia; Lynn Garden, Tennessee;
Washington County, Tennessee; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Puncheon Fork Creek,
North Carolina; and Catawba County, North Carolina. (TES)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Childhood Interests; Interviews; Local History;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Children; Cultural Background; Cultural Education; Poetry; Rural Areas; Short Stories;
IDENTIFIERS:
Appalachia; *Appalachian Literature; *Appalachian People; Rural Culture
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
022; 120