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The Jesse Stuart Foundation (JSF)
is devoted to preserving the human and literary legacy of Jesse
Stuart and other Kentucky and Appalachian writers. The Foundation
controls the rights to Stuart's published and unpublished literary
works. The JSF has reprinted many of Stuart's out-of-print books
along with other books that focus on Kentucky and Appalachia,
and it has evolved into a significant regional press and bookseller.
Jesse Stuart (1906-1984) was one of America's best-known and best-loved
writers. In 1976, late in his writing career, the editors of Country
Gentleman magazine boldly proclaimed Stuart "America's
Most Famous Chronicler of Rural Life." At that time, nearing
the end of a five-decade writing career, Stuart had published
nearly 60 books, including biography, autobiography, essays, and
juvenile works as well as poetry and fiction. These books have
immortalized the Kentucky hill country that inspired his writing.
Thousands of his short stories, articles, and poems appeared in
America's most widely read magazines, journals, and periodicals.
His frequent literary appearances from the 1930s through the 1970s
made him an American icon and a famous writer throughout America.
Stuart also taught and lectured extensively. His teaching experience
ranged from the one-room schoolhouse of his youth in Eastern Kentucky
to the American University in Cairo, Egypt. "First last,
always," said Jesse Stuart, "I am a teacher...Good teaching
is forever, and the teacher is immortal."
Contact Us:
Telephone: (606) 298-2800
Address:
P.O. Box 669
Ashland, KY 41105
Email: jsf@jsfbooks.com
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