Review: The Sugar Maple Grove: A Powerful Saga Of Confrontation, Uprising, And Change
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- December 11, 2020
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Review: The Sugar Maple Grove: A Powerful Saga Of Confrontation, Uprising, And Change0
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- December 11, 2020
Historical fiction readers interested in 20th century small-town Kentucky’s struggles with racial strife will find The Sugar Maple Grove a powerful saga of confrontation, uprising, and change. It holds a frightening message for modern times as it outlines the possibility of the kinds of prejudice this nation may be returning to. As such, John E. Espy’s message,
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Interview With John E. Espy, Author Of The Sugar Maple Grove0
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- July 16, 2020
The Sugar Maple Grove is an epic Southern Gothic about race, poverty, religion, and barbarism, and those brave enough to dare to see a different society. The author John E. Espy talks to Book Glow about the novel. What led you to write the book? The history of Appalachian indentured servitude, racism and violence has
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Read An Excerpt From The Sugar Maple Grove By John E. Espy0
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- July 3, 2020
The Sugar Maple Grove by John E. Espy is an epic Southern Gothic about race, poverty, religion, and barbarism, and those brave enough to dare to see a different society. Below is an exclusive excerpt from the novel. Part One Van Lear, Kentucky Chapter 1 And then, there was Flem. Flem Lemaster’d had three brothers,
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5 Books On Capital Punishment0
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- June 22, 2020
These fiction and true crime selections go deeper than soundbites and headlines to accurately depict the full impact and consequences of capital punishment, otherwise known as death row, as well as question the process, ethics, and validity of the practice. 1. The Green Mile by Stephen King “Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the
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5 Best Southern Gothic Books0
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- May 20, 2020
Southern lit fans, take note: You will find death, magic, mystery, God, the Devil, rivers, and a whole bunch of snakes in these 5 best Southern Gothic books. 1. Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner “The story concerns Thomas Sutpen, a poor man who finds wealth and then marries into a respectable family. His ambition and
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