Sprigs from an Appalachian Tree

Sprigs From An Appalachian Tree By Nancy JanesAfter World War II, numerous Appalachians migrated to the Midwest to work in the urban manufacturing centers. For the many who migrated, the move was heart-wrenching. In their new world they were viewed as eccentric in language and manners by their neighbors and the larger society's biased notions of "hillbillies." Despite all this, they endured and thrived.Against the backdrop of adversity and change Eddy Ray Collins...
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Sprigs From An Appalachian Tree By Nancy JanesAfter World War II, numerous Appalachians migrated to the Midwest to work in the urban manufacturing centers. For the many who migrated, the move was heart-wrenching. In their new world they were viewed as eccentric in language and manners by their neighbors and the larger society's biased notions of "hillbillies." Despite all this, they endured and thrived.Against the backdrop of adversity and change Eddy Ray Collins and his neighbors come to life. Their concerns offer ordinary yet vivid insights into the process of becoming a virtual immigrant in one's own country.Sprigs from an Appalachian Tree by author Nancy Janes provides readers with a compelling and heartwarming look into the lives and the struggles of these hard-working Americans faced while pursuing their dream of a better life. Nancy Janes's wonderfully crafted chapters, each a story of its own, leads the reader along a path that winds through the lives of Eddy Ray Collins, his friends, and his neighbors, as well as a bird named Peppy, a possum called Race, and a hunting dog named Cornbread Red. Through Eddie Ray (affectionately called Peapod by his friends), the author shares the many stories of this close-knit group: their quarrels, their good times, their successes and their failures, and life's many ups and downs. Their tales are sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, sometimes sad, but always entertaining. These stories will leave no reader untouched.