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But even in the wealth of spring, he remembered the harshness of this country. It is a cunning place, he thought, a place of dangers, after all.

John Ehle

But even in the wealth of spring, he remembered the harshness of this country. It is a cunning place, he thought, a place of dangers, after all.

Tags: spring

Only the strong knew what suffering was. The weak never found themselves in the strong webs; the strong man was the one who found himself day and night bound and struggling, so that the work he did, t...

John Ehle

Only the strong knew what suffering was. The weak never found themselves in the strong webs; the strong man was the one who found himself day and night bound and struggling, so that the work he did, t...

Tags: suffering

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John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".

What was his place? he wondered. Where was his world? He had sometimes stood on the riverbank and told himself: Deep down in the cold water is your world; a rock lashed to your feet is your clothing f...

John Ehle

What was his place? he wondered. Where was his world? He had sometimes stood on the riverbank and told himself: Deep down in the cold water is your world; a rock lashed to your feet is your clothing f...

Tags: suicide, terrors

{Excerpt from a message from one of the Cherokee chiefs - Onitositaii, commonly known as Old Tassle}... 'If, therefore, a bare march, or reconnoitering a country is sufficient reason to ground a claim...

John Ehle

{Excerpt from a message from one of the Cherokee chiefs - Onitositaii, commonly known as Old Tassle}... 'If, therefore, a bare march, or reconnoitering a country is sufficient reason to ground a claim...

    The only one in the valley who was working was Mooney Wright.    Harrison leaned over and kneaded his hands roughly. He was wary of Mooney. Mooney was a strong one, not subject to weakness at all....

John Ehle

    The only one in the valley who was working was Mooney Wright.    Harrison leaned over and kneaded his hands roughly. He was wary of Mooney. Mooney was a strong one, not subject to weakness at all....

Tags: jealousy, working