Understanding Apples
J.S. Moore; Preface-Michael J. Burns
Language: English
Published by Outskirts Press, 2006
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Antique Mall Books, Smyrna, GA, U.S.A.Antique Mall Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Signed by the author, VERY GOOD+, gently read if at all. Light wear on cover. 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. . . . . . . . A collection of short, closely observed pieces about life in northeast Tennessee, especially around the Long Island community of Kingsport. The book reflects on family, place, and memory, using the recurring metaphor of apples and the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree* to explore how people are shaped by their roots and hometown landscapes. The vignettes blend local history, personal recollection, and regional character sketches, giving a portrait of Kingsport—sometimes called the *Little Apple* through everyday scenes and remembered stories. Moore's tone is reflective and affectionate, and the book reads as a literary scrapbook of people, streets, and landmarks that define the community's identity in the Appalachian South.
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- Title
- Understanding Apples
- Author
- J.S. Moore; Preface-Michael J. Burns
- Publisher
- Outskirts Press
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1598007467
- ISBN 13
- 9781598007466
- Item weight
- 10 ounces
- Seller catalogs
- Local Interest::Southeast
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Anyone that knows the city of Kingsport, the Model City, our "Little Apple", knows about Church Circle and the area adjacent to it: Five Points. For a moment let's examine this fine town û the way it is now and the way it used to be. It used to be that Kingsport, Tennessee wasn't King's Port at all. It was part of a Cherokee nation û so vast û and so rich in agriculture and history, oral history, that the area was actually a sacred ground to these Native Americans. What is called Long Island here in Kingsport, Tennessee was once a hallowed stretch û a four and a half mile island that was nestled between the Holston River and the Sluice, revered by the tribesman for its energy and spiritual presence. It was said that no man could be killed on Long Island. But in 1777 the chiefs gathered and signed a treaty with the white man, giving up not only hundreds of thousands of their acreage, but millions û including the sacred ground known as Long Island. Because the chieftains' decision was not unanimous among the elders or their sons û a powerful curse was placed upon the hallowed ground: No white man would ever find peace there. A mere window of events is shared within the pages of this book that offer only a glimpse of what life was like thereafter.
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