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The Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943. Women were very involved in the project which eventually had 30 different libraries serving 100,000 people. Pack horse librarians were known by many different names including ...
1-492-69163-1. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a 2019 novel by Kim Michele Richardson. The story is a fictionalized account of real subjects in the history of eastern Kentucky. Cussy Mary is a "Book Woman" — one of the Packhorse Librarians who delivered books to remote areas of the Appalachian Mountains during the Great Depression ...
Farmer. Annie "Mesannie" Wilkins (1891–1980) was a 63-year-old farmer who made national headlines by traveling over 5,000 miles across the United States from Maine to California with a retired race horse named Tarzan, a packhorse named Rex and a dog named Depeche Toi (French for "Hurry Up").
Kathi Appelt was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, [1] and grew up in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University and lives in College Station, Texas. [4] Appelt is the author of more than 30 books. She writes novels, picture books, poetry, and nonfiction for children and young adults. [5] Her books have been translated into ...
823.92. LC Class. PR6113.O94. The Giver of Stars is a 2019 historical fiction novel by Jojo Moyes about packhorse librarians in a remote area of Kentucky. Set in Depression-era America, The Giver of Stars is the story of five extraordinary women and their journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. The women deliver library books to ...
Spouse. Sidney Crocker Henry. Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt; April 13, 1902 – November 26, 1997) [2][3][4] was an American writer of children's books, writing fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals. She won the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind, a 1948 book about horses, and she was a runner-up for two others. [5]
Back during the Great Depression, the creek beds of eastern Kentucky weren't known for their hospitality. Cut Shin, Troublesome and Hell for Certain Creek -- the level of their compassion was ...
Education. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Parents. Jules Ami. Mary Elizabeth (Fehr) Sandoz. Mari Susette Sandoz (May 11, 1896 – March 10, 1966) was a Nebraska novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher. She became one of the West 's foremost writers, and wrote extensively about pioneer life and the Plains Indians.