At Home in the Heart of Appalachia A Memoir

Name: At Home in the Heart of Appalachia A Memoir
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ISBN: 9780385721394

ISBN-10: 0385721390

ISBN-13: 9780385721394

Edition: Reprint

Authors: John O'Brien, John O'Brien

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John O’Brien was raised in Philadelphia by an Appalachian father who fled the mountains to escape crippling poverty and family tragedy. Years later, with a wife and two kids of his own, the son moved back into those mountains in an attempt to understand both himself and the father from whom he’d become estranged. At once a poignant memoir and a tribute to America's most misunderstood region, At Home in the Heart of Appalachia describes a lush land of voluptuous summers, woodsmoke winters, and breathtaking autumns and springs. John O'Brien sees through the myths about Appalachia to its people and the mountain culture that has sustained them. And he takes to task naïve missionaries and…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/17/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.21" wide x 7.93" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

John O'Brien was born in Galway, Ireland. He studied science before becoming a Franciscan. He has worked in various roles. His writings explore the theme of spirituality and mental healing



Prologue



My Father Takes Me Home



The O'Briens Go Home Again



Reentry



The Heart of Appalachia



Sunday



Franklin High



Fall in the Mountains



Into the Heart of the Heart of Appalachia



A Fifth Season



Woodlands Mountain Institute



Winter in the Mountains



Spring and Summer



Shall We Gather at the River?



Juan in Appalachia



Advancing Mountain Culture



Bringing It All Back Home


Acknowledgments