Mud on The Stars (Library of Alabama Classics) - Softcover

Huie, William Bradford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817308725 ISBN 13: 9780817308728

Publisher: University Alabama Press, 1996

Synopsis

Drawing on his own boyhood experiences, Huie (1910-1986) gives the reader a detailed account of rural life and race relations in the Tennessee Valley in the early years of this century, including a vivid picture of college life at The University of Alabama during the Great Depression. Through a careful weaving of characters and events, fact and fiction, Huie's novel captures the tumultuous period before World War II in the urban South, a time of social unrest and testing of new political ideologies. The book's publication in 1942 was a huge critical and financial success and not only brought Huie the acclaim his talent warranted but also focused an approving national spotlight on the prolific Alabama writer.

About this title

About the Author:

William Bradford Huie (1910-1986) was the author of hundreds of essays, articles, short stories, and 21 books, including his best known The Execution of Private Slovik, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, and The Americanization of Emily. Donald R. Noble is Associate Professor of English at the University of Alabama.

Review:

“ A very interesting and entertaining story that gives us a good chunk of Alabama social history in the process.  Huie is a significant Alabama voice, and here he brings together fact and fiction in a particularly intriguing way.” — Fred Hobson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

About this edition

• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0817308725
• ISBN 13: 9780817308728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376