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Ramey
This is the story of the love of a son for his father, of the zestful companionship and deep understanding that existed between them.
Ramey was in his early teens and this was his year of maturing, living, suffering. With him the reader experiences all the emotions that flood a simple, sensitive growing boy who lived close to nature.
Ramey's father was a Baptist preacher in the Arkansas hills, a man of bravery insight, and humor. His mother was a fitting partner, hard-working, but easily moved to laughter—a quality on which the boy capitalized when skipping out of chores.
The quiet, pastoral quality of Ramey's life was expressed by his exploring of the hills with his dog, killing a rattlesnake, his first gun, a coon hunt with this father, a meeting with the "bad" girl of the village. Suddenly, all this changed and his life became quick, fast and dramatic when a local bully terrorized a Negro. This was followed by an extraordinary trial scene and a tense climax.
In the course of the story, Ramey grew up, but not before he narrowly avoided making a tragic mistake. The growing-up process was as hard for Ramey as for any other boy in an essentially different environment.
Jack Farris has reached into the poetry and magic of Arkansas to write a story of great beauty. He says, "I love the land and the people. The voice of a bawl-mouthed hound is a wholly unforgettable music."
Ramey is fresh, delightful and authentic, a compelling account o a wonderful year, that will remain long after the book is closed.
Ramey was in his early teens and this was his year of maturing, living, suffering. With him the reader experiences all the emotions that flood a simple, sensitive growing boy who lived close to nature.
Ramey's father was a Baptist preacher in the Arkansas hills, a man of bravery insight, and humor. His mother was a fitting partner, hard-working, but easily moved to laughter—a quality on which the boy capitalized when skipping out of chores.
The quiet, pastoral quality of Ramey's life was expressed by his exploring of the hills with his dog, killing a rattlesnake, his first gun, a coon hunt with this father, a meeting with the "bad" girl of the village. Suddenly, all this changed and his life became quick, fast and dramatic when a local bully terrorized a Negro. This was followed by an extraordinary trial scene and a tense climax.
In the course of the story, Ramey grew up, but not before he narrowly avoided making a tragic mistake. The growing-up process was as hard for Ramey as for any other boy in an essentially different environment.
Jack Farris has reached into the poetry and magic of Arkansas to write a story of great beauty. He says, "I love the land and the people. The voice of a bawl-mouthed hound is a wholly unforgettable music."
Ramey is fresh, delightful and authentic, a compelling account o a wonderful year, that will remain long after the book is closed.
Hardcover
Published January 1, 1953
About the author
Jack Farris
11 books2 followersBorn in Forest, Tex., Mr. Farris grew up in Arkansas and spent six years in the Navy, including service during World War II in the South Pacific. He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., in 1949 and earned a master's degree at the University of Michigan a year later.
He taught at several colleges before joining the faculty at Southwestern, now Rhodes College, in Memphis in 1961 as a professor of English. He retired in 1984.
He taught at several colleges before joining the faculty at Southwestern, now Rhodes College, in Memphis in 1961 as a professor of English. He retired in 1984.
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