Once I Too Had Wings: The Journals of Emma Bell Miles, 1908–1918
Emma Bell Miles
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Description for Once I Too Had Wings: The Journals of Emma Bell Miles, 1908–1918
Hardback. Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919) was a gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture. She and her husband Frank lived on Walden's Ridge in southeast Tennessee, where they struggled to raise a family in the difficult mountain environment. Editor(s): Cox, Steven. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Emma Bell Miles (1879–1919) was a gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture. She and her husband Frank lived on Walden’s Ridge in southeast Tennessee, where they struggled to raise a family in the difficult mountain environment. Between 1908 and 1918, Miles kept a series of journals in which she recorded in beautiful and haunting prose the natural wonders and local customs of Walden’s Ridge. Jobs were scarce, however, and as the family’s financial situation deteriorated, Miles began to sell literary works and paintings to make ends meet. Her short stories appeared ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Condition
New
Series
Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821420867
SKU
V9780821420867
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About Emma Bell Miles
Emma Bell Miles (1879 –1919) was a gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture. She chronicled her home region through her prolific journals, illustrations, essays, poetry, and fiction. Steven Cox is the head of special collections and archives in the Lupton Library at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Reviews for Once I Too Had Wings: The Journals of Emma Bell Miles, 1908–1918
“A crucial, rare, and enlightening resource. This work has the potential to deepen our understanding of the challenges and rewards of Appalachian women writing.” “These writings, expertly collected by Cox, delve into Mile's life and observations on her family's challenging economic circumstances, her son's death from scarlet fever, and her own fight against tuberculosis, all transcribed in her trademark evocative ... Read more