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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
by John O'Brien
ISBN: 0394564510
ISBN-13: 9780394564517
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 306
Publisher's Notes
John O’Brien’s deeply evocative book re- veals a place and a way of life—and the lives of an estranged father and son whose differences rest, ironically, in their own powerful bonds to Appalachia.
John O’Brien was born in Philadelphia, his father having left his beloved home in the West Virginia mountains after an impoverished childhood made all the more painful by family tragedy. Struggling to escape a father defeated by disappointment, displacement, and poverty, John too left home. When John decided to settle near his father’s birthplace in West Virginia, he hoped to comprehend the elder O’Brien’s attachment to the land, as well as the disabling fatalism he had carried north.
What he discovered is hardly the mythic Appalachia most Americans imagine, but a world of extravagant beauty—lush with green mountains, deep forests, ice-cold trout streams, and small hill farms. The people we meet who inhabit this land are for the most part unpretentious, working class, straightforward, open, commonsensical, and easygoing. They tend to look back more than most Americans do, defining themselves by how they fit into an extended family that includes their ancestors. We are in a mountain culture that feels old and deeply rooted, that follows a traditional way of life. It is a world the author would finally love and call his own.
We also come face-to-face with provincialism, intolerance, and—perhaps Appalachia’s defining legacy—the horrors of the coalfields and chemical plants. We see clearly what rapacious greed and exploitation have done for generations to much of
the landscape and to the lives of the people. And we learn of the stream of reformers and missionaries, ever ready to show Appalachia the way, whose real contributions tend to be negligible or absurd.
In this clear-eyed, beautifully rendered telling of his story and his father’s, John O’Brien gives us, as well, the history and true heart of Appalachia.
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
John O'Brien
[ Edition: first ]. Good Condition. Publisher: Knopf Pub Date: 6/5/2001 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 320 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information)
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AT HOME IN THE HEART OF APPALACHIA
O'Brien, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. F/F. 2001. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 320 pages; 1.31 x 9.58 x 6.66 Inches; Binding sound and tight. Cover undamaged. DJ intact and fresh but has very minimal wear along top and bottom. Pages clean and unmarked. . ( more information)
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
O'Brien, John
NY: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2001. 306 pages - Illustrated - There are no previous owner markings of any kind in this book - This is NOT a Book Club Edition - Some pages have a small crease in the top corner, apparently used as a book mark. ISBN: 0-394-56451-0. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WEST VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY SOCIAL CONDITIONS. ( more information)
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
O'Brien, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001 AS NEW IN AS NEW dustjacket; octavo; 305 pp (including black & white photo illustrations); excellent clean tight copy in protective mylar cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information)
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AT HOME IN THE HEART OF APPALACHIA
O'brien, John
New York: Knopf, 2001. Deeply avocative book reveals a place and a way of life-and the lives of estranges father and son whose differences rest, ironically, in their own powerful bonds to Appalachia. Memoir. Hardbond with dust jacket both in very good condition. Page edging has deckle edging. Back endpaper and back paste down have soiling/slight staining. Solid binding. Clean page edging. Footband is wrinkled. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, slight wrinkling, some rubbing, and some scrathching.. Second Printing. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
O'Brien, John
New York, 2001. 1st edition.. Hardcover. NF./NF.. Memoir and evocation of the 'real' Appalachia. Critical and sympathetic. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover ( more information)
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
John O'Brien
New York, New York: A Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2001. At Home in the Heart of Appalachia. John O'Brien's deeply evocative book reveals a place and a way of life-----and the lives of an estranged father and son whose differences rest, ironically, in their own powerful bonds to Appalachia. Book Condition is Fine; blue paper over boards, navy paper over spine, silver lettering. 306pp. First Edition. Clean, tight binding, unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition is Fine; Vivid read background. Glossy, clean, no nicks or tears. Not Price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Biography/HistorySouthern. ( more information)
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