Appalachian Mountain Girl: yCOMING OF AGE IN COAL MINE COUNTRYyy [Paperback]

Rhoda Bailey Warren WARREN (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897335368
• ISBN-13: 978-0897335362
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #964,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evidence of the importance of family in Eastern Kentucky, November 3, 2000

By 

Margaret H "Kentucky Reader" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Appalachian Mountain Girl (Hardcover)

These memories of growing up the 1930's in a Letcher County Kentucky coal mining community are inspiring, especially as they show how rich the author's family was in love and support while living in poverty. The author's respect for the beauty of the area and its people is evident, and she brings members of the community to life, including the plow man, the mid-wife, and the country preacher. To survive, the family eventually moved to the small New York town where an aunt lived, and where the author met and married a local businessman just before her eighteenth birthday. Her vivid description of her first visit back "home" as a sophisticated married woman is bittersweet and hilarious, and that scene alone is worth the price of the book.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Takes you back in time, January 3, 2000

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C. J. Capwell (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Appalachian Mountain Girl (Hardcover)

Once I began reading, I couldn't put the book down. The author transports you to Kentucky in the Appalachian Mountains back in the 1930's. I loved how descriptive the writing was. I plan to get a copy of the book for many of my friends.

I went to school in Wyoming, New York (1968-1981) where Rhoda Warren lived as an adult and I knew her name, but I had no idea of her abilities or her personal story. I am so proud of her. She really has a talent for writing.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book of extraordinary poignancy and sensitivity., March 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Appalachian Mountain Girl (Hardcover)

This is a book that I couldn't put down, but hated the thought of coming to the end of it . It is about a close society of people; a people that in spite of the adversity that they faced in depression era Appalachia, were able to conquer the demons of the company owned mining towns and live lives filled with dignity and compassion. The sensitivity of the descriptive prose brought me into the lives of these noble, heroic people. I found myself wanting to reread so many of the chapters, and I did. I recommend this book to people of all ages and circumstances. It is a beautiful introduction to an important and sometimes sad part of American Culture.