June 2006
New Books Received

Bob O’Connor. The Perfect Steel Trap: Harpers Ferry 1859. West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity Publishing, 2006. 402 pages with photos, illustrations, and maps. Trade paperback. $20.95.

G. Keith Parker. Seven Cherokee Myths: Creation, Fire, The Primordial Parents, The Nature of Evil, The Family, Universal Suffering, and Communal Obligation. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2006. 216 pages with illustrations, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index and forewords by Joyce Dugan and Paul Brutsche. Trade paperback. $29.95.

Wayne Rapp. Celebrating, Honoring, and Valuing Rich Traditions: The History of the Ohio Appalachian Arts Program. Lancaster, OH: Lucky Press, LLC, 2006. 152 pages with maps and photos. Trade paperback. $12.95.

Ron Rash. The World Made Straight. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006. 289 pages. Hardback in dust jacket. $24.00.

Roberta Webb. The Dark and Bloody Ground: A Novel. Austin, TX: TurnKey Press, 2005. 381 pages. Trade paperback. $19.95.

John Foster West. Going Home to Zion. Boone, NC: Parkway Publishers, 2005. 206 pages. Trade paperback. $19.95.

Susan Starr Richards. The Hanging in the Foaling Barn: Stories. Louisville, KY: Sarabande Books, 2006. 157 pages. Trade paperback. $14.95.

Steve Scafidi. For Love of Common Words: Poems. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2006. 80 pages. Trade paperback. $16.95.

Anne Shelby. Can a Democrat get into Heaven? Politics, Religion & Other Things You Ain’t Supposed to Talk About. Louisville, KY: EvaMedia, 2006. 228 pages with foreword by Gurney Norman. Trade paperback. $16.98.

Edgell Turly. Reflections of a Native Son. Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company, 2006. 140 pages with photos. Trade paperback. $15.00.

Shannon H. Wilson. Berea College: An Illustrated History. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2006. 246 pages with photos, appendices, notes, bibliography and index. Hardback in dust jacket. $35.00.

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