Jesse Stuart Harvest

by Jesse Stuart

Book by Stuart, Jesse

Genres: Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Jesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky for his writings. Stuart was named the Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1954. He died at Jo-Lin nursing home in Ironton, Ohio, which is near his boyhood home.

Reviews

[Hawkeyejlp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jesse Stuart is an amazing storyteller.

[Aldean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Throughout my childhood, this battered yellow paperback of colorful tales from the "hill country" was our favorite for Dad to read aloud to us. Engagingly-told, the work of a gifted storyteller and observer of his world.