The settling of southern Kentucky and middle Tennessee from pre-Revolutionary times to the beginning of the nineteenth century is described in everyday detail by Harriette Arnow, the author of The Dollmaker . "It is the art of pioneering rather than the acts of individuals in the westward movement that gives backbone to this book," wrote historian Thomas D. Clark in the New York Times Book Review . "The author takes her reader along the early trails, onto the land, into the cabins, and even into the private lives of the ...
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The settling of southern Kentucky and middle Tennessee from pre-Revolutionary times to the beginning of the nineteenth century is described in everyday detail by Harriette Arnow, the author of The Dollmaker . "It is the art of pioneering rather than the acts of individuals in the westward movement that gives backbone to this book," wrote historian Thomas D. Clark in the New York Times Book Review . "The author takes her reader along the early trails, onto the land, into the cabins, and even into the private lives of the people." Seedtime on the Cumberland won the 1961 Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local History.
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Fair. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact. No Dust Cover. Pages have some browning and staining. Name inside front cover. Ships from Florida. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Very good. Book may have little to no writing and/or underlining inside, and is in overall good condition. Cover may have some cosmetic wear. Fast shipping!
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. Dust jacket is torn and worn. Cumberland River Basin, Kentucky and Tennessee, the settlers and history.; 9.2 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches; 449 pages.
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, "chiefly the story of the first white settlers who came to the Bluegrass and limestone valleys of that buskin, which embraces much of southern Kentucky and most of middle Tennessee, centering on Nashville, " book has mild bumping to the corners and some tanning to the front end-paper map, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket is sunned to a slightly lighter shade on the spine and has a few short edge-tears along with an associated crease at the top of the rear panel, the jacket is clean and presentable, the original price (7.50) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, quite a presentable copy.
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Book. Octavo; VG-/G+; yellow and green pictorial spine with ivory text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows mild sunning, mostly to spine; lightly rubbed edges; light foxing to flap edges; price clipped front flap; Brodart wrap to dj; cloth exterior has minimal wear; strong, straight boards; text block exterior edges have slightly age toned; pictorial endpapers; former owner's name to half title page; interior pages very good; illustrated; pp 449. 1354066. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. 449pp. About fine in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with a slightly faded spine and short chips and tears on the edges.
Excellent look at the difficulties of the early settlement along the Cumberland River. The fortitude of the settlers equipped with nothing more than a few tools and their own initiative is amazing. Wonderful historical read.
