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My House Wasn't on Stilts: Rites of Passage for a Displaced Appalachian (A Very Southern Novel) - Softcover

Stanley, Gregory

 
9780595145423: My House Wasn't on Stilts: Rites of Passage for a Displaced Appalachian (A Very Southern Novel)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0595145426 ISBN 13: 9780595145423
Publisher: iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

My House Wasn¡¯t on Stilts tells the poignant and humorous story of a boy from the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. It examines a childhood spent on the move and his many sojourns in the North: including Detroit, the Appalachian Mecca of the 1950s and 1960s. It then follows the narrator through the rites of passage of young adulthood: leaving home, going to college, marriage, job hunting, and downsizing. The book explores a peculiarly Appalachian side of Southern culture. How do people who move out of the region regard themselves and their background? How do they measure themselves against the values of their home region and the sometimes larger than life legacy of their family?

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About the Author

Gregory Kent Stanley received his doctorate in history from the University of Kentucky and now resides in Georgia. He is the author of numerous academic books and articles. This is his first novel.

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Publisher
iUniverse
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0595145426
ISBN 13 
9780595145423
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
212