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First published in 1949, Jesse Stuart's now classic personal account of his twenty years of teaching in the mountain region of Kentucky has enchanted and inspired generations of students and teachers. With eloquence and wit, Stuart traces his twenty-year career in education, which began, when... read more
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- Jesse Stuart: Add a description of this character.
- Naomi Deane
- Guy Hawkins
- Lester Larkes
- John Hampton
- Don Conway
- Mooner Bentworth
- Larry Anderson
- Benton Dangerfield
- Landsburgh
- John Conway
- Fred Harrison
- Manley Warburton
- Rodger
- Tobias Claxton
- Charles Manson
- Burt Eastham
- Toodle Powell
- Fenton Hoskins
- Tom
- Vernon Madden
- Rodney Norton
- Nancy Cochran
- Jack
- William Dawson
- Margaret Raridan
- Jason Spleeves
- Billie Leonard
- Mrs. Henthorne
- Ann Bush
- Enoch Arvin
- Amos
- Helen Kirsten
- Hank
- Mr. Arnold
- Snookie
Setting & Locations edit
- Lonesome Valley School
- Kentucky
- Greenwood County
- Ohio
- America
- Maxwell High School
- Laurel Ridge Road
- Tiber Valley
- Dartmouth High School
- Auckland
- Eustacia
- Winston High School
- Lonesome Creek Road
- West Virginia
- Old Opera House
- Frankfort
- Mountain View
- New York City
- Vanderbilt University
- Michigan
- Europe
- Lincoln Memorial
- Raccoon Hill
- Pennsylvania
- Samaria
First Sentence edit
MONDAY morning when I started on my way to school, I had with me Don Conway, a pupil twenty years of age, who had never planned to enter school again.
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- Jesse Stuart (Author)
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Publication Date: 1949
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Publication Date: 1949
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- Dewey: 813.52
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