DOWN CUT SHIN CREEK: THE PACK HORSE LIBRARIANS OF KENTUCKY

Appelt, Kathi and Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer

ISBN 10: 0060291354 / ISBN 13: 9780060291358

Published by HarperCollins, New York, 2001

vi, 58pp ---- Signed and dated 1-13-02 by Kathi Appelt on half-title page ---- Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 018297

Synopsis:

It's 4:30 in the morning, and the "book woman" and her horse are already on their way. Hers is an important job, for the folks along her treacherous route are eager for the tattered books and magazines she carries in her saddlebags.

During the Great Depression, thousands lived on the brink of starvation. Many perished. In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Works Progess Administration under his 1933 New Deal initiative. The WPA was designed to get people back on their feet. One of its most innovative programs was the Pack Horse Library Project of Eastern Kentucky.

Thoroughly researched and illustrated with period photographs, this is the story of one of the WPA's greatest successes. People all over the country supported the project's goals. But it was the librarians themselves -- young, determined, and earning just $28 a month -- who brought the hope of a wider world to people in the crooks and hollows of Kentucky's Cumberland Mountains.

About the Author:

Kathi Appelt is the award-winning author of many children's books, including Bat Jamboree, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, and Incredible Me!, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Ms. Appelt teaches creative writing to both children and adults and lives in College Station, Texas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: DOWN CUT SHIN CREEK: THE PACK HORSE ...
Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: B&w photographs
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Printing.