{"product_id":"hounds-on-the-mountain-poems-paperback","title":"Hounds on the Mountain: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Still\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1937, \u003ci\u003eHounds on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e evokes James Still's personal experiences of eastern Kentucky through reflective folk poems describing Appalachian mountain life from birth through death. Written during the Great Depression, the collection emphasizes a collective reliance on the earth and the primacy of nature that Still observed from the seclusion of his thirty-acre home in Knott County, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, who became known as the \"Dean of Appalachian Literature,\" describes the changing landscape of his community as a tale of personal and environmental erosion. As the poet pleads for his readers to better protect this fragile ecosphere, he plants the seeds for his rise to literary eminence. Still's focus on the self-made authenticity of regional community artisans also reminded American readers during the Great Depression that local economies needed support, the same as those at the national and global levels. \u003ci\u003eHounds on the Mountain \u003c\/i\u003eallows today's audiences to appreciate Still's first published book as both literature and as a treasured cultural symbol of Appalachian life then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Still\u003c\/b\u003e (1906-2001) wrote several works of fiction and poetry including \u003ci\u003eRiver of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolfpen Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrom the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.48 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406333612269,"sku":"9781950564224","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/hounds-on-the-mountain-poems-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}